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T83.592 ICD-10-CM Code: Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling ureteral stent

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling ureteral stent is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T83.592). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T83.592 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

  • Use additional code to identify infection
  • Use additional code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
  • Use additional code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication
  • Use additional code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82)

Indexed Clinical Terms (2)

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.

  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), due to or resulting from, device, implant or graft, urinary NEC, indwelling ureteral stent
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), due to device, implant or graft, urinary NEC, indwelling ureteral stent

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on T83.592 name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.

Change history

  • FY2017 — 2016-10-01
    Added to the code set
    Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling ureteral stent
    FY2017 changes

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Relationships & Classification

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name T83.592 or its code family.

2 Excludes2 notes: T80.2 (via T83.5.-), T81.4 (via T83.5.-).

Contextual Map

Every relationship of T83.592 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 — Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) (S00-T88) [Hierarchy]
  • T80-T88 — Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • T80.2 — Infections following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection [Excludes2](via T83.5.-): “infections specified as due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7)” · check together
  • T81.4 — Infection following a procedure [Excludes2](via T83.5.-): “infection due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7)” · check together

Index entries

  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), due to or resulting from, device, implant or graft, urinary NEC, indwelling ureteral stent[Index term]
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), due to device, implant or graft, urinary NEC, indwelling ureteral stent[Index term]

Nearest codes (40)

  • T83 — Complications of genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and grafts [Sibling]
  • T83.511A — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling urethral catheter, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • T83.511D — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling urethral catheter, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • T83.511S — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling urethral catheter, sequela [Sibling]
  • T83.512 — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to nephrostomy catheter [Sibling]
  • T83.512A — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to nephrostomy catheter, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • T83.512D — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to nephrostomy catheter, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • T83.512S — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to nephrostomy catheter, sequela [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Change history

  • FY2017 — Added to the code set [Change history]

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can T83.592 be billed directly?

No. T83.592 (Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling ureteral stent) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Does T83.592 require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T83.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T83.592 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • T83.590S — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted urinary neurostimulation device, sequela
  • T83.591 — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted urinary sphincter
  • T83.591A — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted urinary sphincter, initial encounter
  • T83.591D — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted urinary sphincter, subsequent encounter
  • T83.591S — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted urinary sphincter, sequela
  • T83.592A — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling ureteral stent, initial encounter
  • T83.592D — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling ureteral stent, subsequent encounter
  • T83.592S — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling ureteral stent, sequela
  • T83.593 — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other urinary stents
  • T83.593A — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other urinary stents, initial encounter

View all codes in the T83 family