ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
996.64 — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling urinary catheter
About ICD-9-CM 996.64
996.64 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling urinary catheter. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 4 ICD-10-CM codes, such as T83.510A (Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cystostomy catheter, initial encounter), T83.511A (Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling urethral catheter, initial encounter) and T83.512A (Infection and inflammatory reaction due to nephrostomy catheter, initial encounter). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
- T83.510AInfection and inflammatory reaction due to cystostomy catheter, initial encounterapproximate
- T83.511AInfection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling urethral catheter, initial encounterapproximate
- T83.512AInfection and inflammatory reaction due to nephrostomy catheter, initial encounterapproximate
- T83.518AInfection and inflammatory reaction due to other urinary catheter, initial encounterapproximate
Common questions about 996.64
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.