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I97.0 vs T86.85

I97.0 (Postcardiotomy syndrome) compared with T86.85 (Complication of intestine transplant), from the official CMS tabular data. Both may be reported when both conditions are documented (Excludes2).

Can these codes be reported together?

Yes, when both are documented. T86.85 carries an Excludes2 note covering I97.0: “functional disturbances following cardiac surgery (I97.0-I97.1)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

Side by side

I97.0Postcardiotomy syndromeT86.85Complication of intestine transplant
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: T86.850, T86.851, T86.852, T86.858, T86.859

ClassificationI00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionPostcardiotomy syndrome is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (I97.0).Complication of intestine transplant is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T86.85).
Use additional code
code to identify other transplant complications, such as:
graft-versus-host disease (D89.81-)
malignancy associated with organ transplant (C80.2)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources