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T82.49XA vs T85.62

T82.49XA (Other complication of vascular dialysis catheter, initial encounter) compared with T85.62 (Displacement of other specified internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Relationship

Conflict

Excludes1 conflict

T82.49XA
Other complication of vascular dialysis catheter, initial encounter
T85.62
Displacement of other specified internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.

“mechanical complication of intraperitoneal dialysis catheter (T85.62)”

An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur together, so the pair should not be reported for the same encounter. The sole exception is when the conditions are documented as unrelated to each other.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. T82.49XA carries an Excludes1 note covering T85.62: “mechanical complication of intraperitoneal dialysis catheter (T85.62)”

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

T82.49XAOther complication of vascular dialysis catheter, initial encounterT85.62Displacement of other specified internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header
ClassificationS00-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)
DefinitionOther complication of vascular dialysis catheter, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T82.49A).Displacement of other specified internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T85.62).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T82The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T85
Includes
Obstruction (mechanical) of vascular dialysis catheter
Perforation of vascular dialysis catheter
Protrusion of vascular dialysis catheter
Malposition of other specified internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
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)
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