T84.610 (Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of right humerus) compared with T84.611 (Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of left humerus), from the official CMS tabular data. T84.610 and T84.611 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Same condition, opposite side. T84.610 and T84.611 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
| T84.610Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of right humerus | T84.611Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of left humerus | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | 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 and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of right humerus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T84.610). | Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of left humerus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T84.611). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T84 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T84 |
| Use additional code | 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 | 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