T80.29XS vs T83.6
T80.29XS (Infection following other infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection, sequela) compared with T83.6 (Infection and inflammatory reaction due to prosthetic device, implant and graft in genital tract), 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. T80.29XS carries an Excludes2 note covering T83.6: “infections specified as due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Side by side
| T80.29XSInfection following other infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection, sequela | T83.6Infection and inflammatory reaction due to prosthetic device, implant and graft in genital tract | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header |
| 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 | Infection following other infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T80.29S). | Infection and inflammatory reaction due to prosthetic device, implant and graft in genital tract is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T83.6). |
| 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 T83 |
| Includes | complications following perfusion | — |
| 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 infection 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 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources