T84.62
Header — not billableInfection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of leg
The ICD-10 code for infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of leg is T84.62.
T84.62 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T84.62
- T84.620Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of right femur
- T84.621Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of left femur
- T84.622Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of right tibia
- T84.623Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of left tibia
- T84.624Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of right fibula
- T84.625Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of left fibula
- T84.629Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of unspecified bone of leg
Related codes in this category
- T84.60Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of unspecified site
- T84.61Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of armnon-billable header
- T84.63Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of spine
- T84.69Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of other site
- T84.62Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of legnon-billable header