T82 vs Z97
T82 (Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts) compared with Z97 (Presence of other devices), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. Z97 carries an Excludes1 note covering T82: “complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| T82Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts | Z97Presence of other devices | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: T82.01XA, T82.01XD, T82.01XS, T82.02XA, T82.02XD | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | Z00-Z99 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99) |
| Definition | Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T82). | Presence of other devices is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Z97). |
| 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