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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

T83.018Breakdown (mechanical) of other urinary catheter

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

T83.018 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code last changed in FY2017 (effective October 1, 2016). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About T83.018

T83.018 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for breakdown (mechanical) of other urinary catheter. It belongs to category T83 (complications of genitourinary 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within T83.01, choose T83.018 (other urinary catheter) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: cystostomy catheter (T83.010), indwelling urethral catheter (T83.011) and nephrostomy catheter (T83.012).

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.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2017 (title revised).

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T83

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Breakdown (mechanical) of Hopkins catheter
  • Breakdown (mechanical) of ileostomy catheter
  • Breakdown (mechanical) urostomy catheter

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to T83.018.

› From T83.0 Mechanical complication of urinary catheter
Excludes2
  • complications of stoma of urinary tract (N99.5-)
› From T83 Complications of genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
Excludes2
  • failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)

Broader instructions also apply from T80-T88 Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Alphabetic index entries

6 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to T83.018.

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)
  • FY2017 (effective 10/1/2016): Title revised — was “Breakdown (mechanical) of other indwelling urethral catheter”

Common questions about T83.018

Is T83.018 billable?

No. T83.018 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.