ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
T85.79Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
T85.79 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: Infect/inflm reaction due to oth internal prosth dev/grft
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 T85.79
T85.79 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts. 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 T85.7, choose T85.79 (other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: peritoneal dialysis catheter (T85.71), insulin pump (T85.72) and nervous system devices, implants and graft (T85.73).
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.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T85
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to T85.79.
› From T85.7 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
- code to identify infection
› 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
29 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to T85.79.
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › balloon implant or device › gastrointestinal › infection and inflammation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › bile duct implant (prosthetic) › infection and inflammation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › breast implant (prosthetic) › infection and inflammation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › esophageal anti-reflux device › infection and inflammation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › eye › implant (prosthetic) › infection and inflammation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › intraocular lens (prosthetic) › infection and inflammation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › orbital prosthesis › infection and inflammation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › prosthetic device or implant › infection or inflammation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › prosthetic device or implant › skin graft › artificial skin or decellularized allodermis › infection and inflammation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › prosthetic device or implant › specified NEC › infection and inflammation
- Complication (s) (from) (of) › suture, permanent (wire) NEC › infection and inflammation
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › device, implant or graft
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › device, implant or graft › breast (implant)
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › device, implant or graft › catheter NEC
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › device, implant or graft › gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus)
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › device, implant or graft › ocular (corneal graft) (orbital implant) NEC
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › device, implant or graft › specified NEC
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › due to device, implant or graft › breast (implant)
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › due to device, implant or graft › catheter
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › due to device, implant or graft › gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus)
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › due to device, implant or graft › ocular (corneal graft) (orbital implant) NEC
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › due to device, implant or graft › specified NEC
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › device, implant or graft › due to infection
- Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) › due to device, implant or graft
- Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) › due to device, implant or graft › breast (implant)
- Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) › due to device, implant or graft › catheter NEC
- Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) › due to device, implant or graft › gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus)
- Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) › due to device, implant or graft › ocular (corneal graft) (orbital implant)
- Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) › due to device, implant or graft › specified NEC
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about T85.79
Is T85.79 billable?
- No. T85.79 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.