T73.8XXS ICD-10-CM Code: Other effects of deprivation, sequela
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)
MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0, Appendix B.
- MS-DRG 922 — OTHER INJURY, POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC (MDC 21)
- MS-DRG 923 — OTHER INJURY, POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECT DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC (MDC 21)
A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T73.8XXS in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Code Also
Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.
- Code also, if applicable, place of occurrence, such as:
- highway rest stop (Y92.523)
- school (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.21-)
- service areas as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.52-)
- single-family non-institutional (private) house as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.01-)
- transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.81-)
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.
Verify Before Coding
- Billable — reportable as written.
From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.
Relationships & Classification
Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):INJ074 — Effect of other external causes, sequela (default).
Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)
Not on the CMS CC/MCC list — as a secondary diagnosis this code does not change MS-DRG severity.
Named in the grouper logic of 2 MS-DRGs: DRG 922 (MDC 21), DRG 923 (MDC 21).
From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Does T73.8XXS require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T73.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T73.8XXS in its code family, with their registry titles.
- T73.3XXA — Exhaustion due to excessive exertion, initial encounter
- T73.3XXD — Exhaustion due to excessive exertion, subsequent encounter
- T73.3XXS — Exhaustion due to excessive exertion, sequela
- T73.8 — Other effects of deprivation
- T73.8XXA — Other effects of deprivation, initial encounter
- T73.8XXD — Other effects of deprivation, subsequent encounter
- T73.9 — Effect of deprivation, unspecified
- T73.9XXA — Effect of deprivation, unspecified, initial encounter
- T73.9XXD — Effect of deprivation, unspecified, subsequent encounter
- T73.9XXS — Effect of deprivation, unspecified, sequela