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Compare/T85.693 vs T86.82

T85.693 vs T86.82

T85.693 (Other mechanical complication of artificial skin graft and decellularized allodermis) compared with T86.82 (Complications of skin graft (allograft) (autograft)), 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. T85.693 carries an Excludes2 note covering T86.82: “failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

Yes, when both are documented. T86.82 carries an Excludes2 note covering T85.693: “complication of artificial skin graft (T85.693)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

Side by side

T85.693Other mechanical complication of artificial skin graft and decellularized allodermisT86.82Complications of skin graft (allograft) (autograft)
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: T85.693A, T85.693D, T85.693S

Non-billable header

Report instead: T86.820, T86.821, T86.822, T86.828, T86.829

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 mechanical complication of artificial skin graft and decellularized allodermis is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T85.693).Complications of skin graft (allograft) (autograft) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T86.82).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T85
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 to identify other transplant complications, such as:
graft-versus-host disease (D89.81-)
malignancy associated with organ transplant (C80.2)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources