N99.5 vs T82
N99.5 (Complications of stoma of urinary tract) compared with T82 (Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts), 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. T82 carries an Excludes2 note covering N99.5: “intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Yes, when both are documented. T82 carries an Excludes2 note covering N99.5: “ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Side by side
| N99.5Complications of stoma of urinary tract | T82Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header Report instead: T82.01XA, T82.01XD, T82.01XS, T82.02XA, T82.02XD |
| Classification | N00-N99 — Diseases of the Genitourinary System (N00-N99) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Complications of stoma of urinary tract is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (N99.5). | Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T82). |
| 7th character | — | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T82 |
| Use additional code | — | code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources