T85.81
Header — not billableEmbolism due to internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for embolism due to internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, not elsewhere classified is T85.81.
T85.81 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 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.
Related codes in this category
- T85.82Fibrosis due to internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T85.83Hemorrhage due to internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T85.84Pain due to internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T85.85Stenosis due to internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T85.86Thrombosis due to internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T85.89Other specified complication of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T85.81Embolism due to internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header