T87.4
Header — not billableInfection of amputation stump
The ICD-10 code for infection of amputation stump is T87.4.
T87.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 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 T87.4
Related codes in this category
- T87.0Complications of reattached (part of) upper extremitynon-billable header
- T87.1Complications of reattached (part of) lower extremitynon-billable header
- T87.2Complications of other reattached body part
- T87.3Neuroma of amputation stumpnon-billable header
- T87.5Necrosis of amputation stumpnon-billable header
- T87.8Other complications of amputation stumpnon-billable header
- T87.9Unspecified complications of amputation stump
- T87.4Infection of amputation stumpnon-billable header