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T86.8411 vs T86.8412

T86.8411 (Corneal transplant failure, right eye) compared with T86.8412 (Corneal transplant failure, left eye), from the official CMS tabular data. T86.8411 and T86.8412 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

T86.8411
Right
Corneal transplant failure, right eye
T86.8412
Left
Corneal transplant failure, left eye

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)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. T86.8411 and T86.8412 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.

Side by side

T86.8411Corneal transplant failure, right eyeT86.8412Corneal transplant failure, left eye
Billing statusBillableBillable
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)
DefinitionCorneal transplant failure, right eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T86.8411).Corneal transplant failure, left eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T86.8412).
Use additional code
code to identify other transplant complications, such as:
graft-versus-host disease (D89.81-)
malignancy associated with organ transplant (C80.2)
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