T84.11Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bones of limb

T84.11 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bones of limb. It belongs to category T84 (complications of internal orthopedic 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 9 subcodes must be used instead.

Within T84.1 (mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limb), T84.11 is specifically for breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bones of limb. Related codes cover displacement of internal fixation device of bones of limb (T84.12) and other mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limb (T84.19).

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 hasn't changed since.