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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

T82.4Mechanical complication of vascular dialysis catheter

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

T82.4 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About T82.4

T82.4 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for mechanical complication of vascular dialysis catheter. It belongs to category T82 (complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts), block T80-T88 (complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within T82 (complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts), T82.4 is specifically for mechanical complication of vascular dialysis catheter. Related codes cover mechanical complication of heart valve prosthesis (T82.0), mechanical complication of cardiac electronic device (T82.1), mechanical complication of coronary artery bypass graft and biological heart valve graft (T82.2), mechanical complication of other vascular grafts (T82.3), mechanical complication of other cardiac and vascular devices and implants (T82.5), infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis (T82.6), infection and inflammatory reaction due to other cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts (T82.7), other specified complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.8) and 1 more.

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

Don't report T82.4 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: mechanical complication of intraperitoneal dialysis catheter (T85.62).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T82

  • Ainitial encounter
  • Dsubsequent encounter
  • Ssequela

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Mechanical complication of hemodialysis catheter
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • mechanical complication of intraperitoneal dialysis catheter (T85.62)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to T82.4.

Codes whose notes reference T82.4

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about T82.4

Is T82.4 billable?

No. T82.4 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.