T80.212A (Local infection due to central venous catheter, initial encounter) compared with T80.212S (Local infection due to central venous catheter, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. T80.212A and T80.212S code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Same underlying diagnosis, different encounter phase.
The 7th character records the phase of care for the encounter being coded, so a single encounter takes one of these characters, not several. Review whether both phases belong on the same episode of care.
Source: ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a
Same injury, other encounter phase. T80.212A and T80.212S code the same injury at a different phase of treatment, set by the 7th character.
The 7th character records the type of care given at the encounter being coded (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a), so one encounter takes one of these, not both.
| T80.212ALocal infection due to central venous catheter, initial encounter | T80.212SLocal infection due to central venous catheter, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Local infection due to central venous catheter, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T80.212A). | Local infection due to central venous catheter, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T80.212S). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T80 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T80 |
| Includes | complications following perfusion Exit or insertion site infection Local infection due to Hickman catheter Local infection due to peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) | complications following perfusion Exit or insertion site infection Local infection due to Hickman catheter Local infection due to peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) |
| Use additional code | code to identify the specific infection, such as: sepsis (A41.9) code (R65.2-) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable | code to identify the specific infection, such as: sepsis (A41.9) code (R65.2-) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources