ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
T85.690Other mechanical complication of cranial or spinal infusion catheter
T85.690 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.Short description: Mech compl of cranial or spinal infusion catheter
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 T85.690
T85.690 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other mechanical complication of cranial or spinal infusion catheter. It belongs to category T85 (complications of other internal 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 T85.69 (other mechanical complication of other specified internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts), T85.690 is specifically for other mechanical complication of cranial or spinal infusion catheter. Related codes cover intraperitoneal dialysis catheter (T85.691), permanent sutures (T85.692), artificial skin graft and decellularized allodermis (T85.693), insulin pump (T85.694), other nervous system device, implant or graft (T85.695) and other specified internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T85.698).
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 T85
Coding notes
- Other mechanical complication of epidural infusion catheter
- Other mechanical complication of intrathecal infusion catheter
- Other mechanical complication of subarachnoid infusion catheter
- Other mechanical complication of subdural infusion catheter
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to T85.690.
› From T85 Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
- 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
40 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to T85.690.
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › cranial infusion › mechanical › malfunction
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › cranial infusion › mechanical › obstruction
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › cranial infusion › mechanical › perforation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › cranial infusion › mechanical › protrusion
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › cranial infusion › mechanical › specified NEC
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › epidural infusion › mechanical › malfunction
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › epidural infusion › mechanical › obstruction
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › epidural infusion › mechanical › perforation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › epidural infusion › mechanical › protrusion
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › epidural infusion › mechanical › specified NEC
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › intrathecal infusion › mechanical › malfunction
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › intrathecal infusion › mechanical › obstruction
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › intrathecal infusion › mechanical › perforation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › intrathecal infusion › mechanical › protrusion
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › intrathecal infusion › mechanical › specified NEC
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › spinal infusion › mechanical › malfunction
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › spinal infusion › mechanical › obstruction
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › spinal infusion › mechanical › perforation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › spinal infusion › mechanical › protrusion
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › spinal infusion › mechanical › specified NEC
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › subarachnoid infusion › mechanical › malfunction
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › subarachnoid infusion › mechanical › obstruction
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › subarachnoid infusion › mechanical › perforation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › subarachnoid infusion › mechanical › protrusion
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › subarachnoid infusion › mechanical › specified NEC
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › subdural infusion › mechanical › malfunction
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › subdural infusion › mechanical › obstruction
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › subdural infusion › mechanical › perforation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › subdural infusion › mechanical › protrusion
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › catheter (device) NEC › subdural infusion › mechanical › specified NEC
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › prosthetic device or implant › mechanical NEC › subdural (infusion) catheter
- Malfunction › catheter device NEC › infusion NEC › cranial
- Malfunction › catheter device NEC › infusion NEC › epidural
- Malfunction › catheter device NEC › infusion NEC › intrathecal
- Malfunction › catheter device NEC › infusion NEC › spinal
- Malfunction › catheter device NEC › infusion NEC › subarachnoid
- Malfunction › catheter device NEC › infusion NEC › subdural
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › device, implant or graft › catheter NEC › infusion NEC › spinal (epidural) (subdural)
- Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › by › device, implant or graft › catheter NEC › infusion NEC › spinal (epidural) (subdural)
- Protrusion, protrusio › device, implant or graft › catheter NEC › infusion NEC › spinal (epidural) (subdural)
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- FY2017 (effective 10/1/2016): Title revised — was “Other mechanical complication of epidural and subdural infusion catheter”
Common questions about T85.690
Is T85.690 billable?
- No. T85.690 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.