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T83.712 ICD-10-CM Code: Erosion of implanted urethral mesh to surrounding organ or tissue

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

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Erosion of implanted urethral mesh to surrounding organ or tissue is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T83.712). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T83.712 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Erosion of implanted female urethral sling
  • Erosion of implanted male urethral sling
  • Erosion of implanted urethral mesh into pelvic floor muscles

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 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.

  • Complication (s) (from) (of), prosthetic device or implant, mesh, erosion (to surrounding organ or tissue), urethral (into pelvic floor muscles)
  • Complication (s) (from) (of), prosthetic device or implant, sling, urethral (female) (male), erosion

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on T83.712 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
    Erosion of implanted urethral mesh to surrounding organ or tissue
    FY2017 changes

Verify Before Coding

  • Not billable as written — a more specific code is required.
  • Requires a 7th character. "The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T83" Options: T83.712A, T83.712D, T83.712S

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Relationships & Classification

Other codes that name T83.712 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

1 Excludes2 notes: T19 (via T83.7.-).

Contextual Map

Every relationship of T83.712 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

  • T19 — Foreign body in genitourinary tract [Excludes2](via T83.7.-): “complications due to implanted mesh (T83.7-)” · check together

Index entries

  • Complication (s) (from) (of), prosthetic device or implant, mesh, erosion (to surrounding organ or tissue), urethral (into pelvic floor muscles)[Index term]
  • Complication (s) (from) (of), prosthetic device or implant, sling, urethral (female) (male), erosion[Index term]

Nearest codes (40)

  • T83 — Complications of genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and grafts [Sibling]
  • T83.598S — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other prosthetic device, implant and graft in urinary system, sequela [Sibling]
  • T83.6 — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to prosthetic device, implant and graft in genital tract [Sibling]
  • T83.61 — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted penile prosthesis [Sibling]
  • T83.61XA — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted penile prosthesis, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • T83.61XD — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted penile prosthesis, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • T83.61XS — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted penile prosthesis, sequela [Sibling]
  • T83.62 — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted testicular prosthesis [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Change history

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

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can T83.712 be billed directly?

No. T83.712 (Erosion of implanted urethral mesh to surrounding organ or tissue) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Does T83.712 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 T83.712 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • T83.71 — Erosion of implanted mesh and other prosthetic materials to surrounding organ or tissue
  • T83.711 — Erosion of implanted vaginal mesh to surrounding organ or tissue
  • T83.711A — Erosion of implanted vaginal mesh to surrounding organ or tissue, initial encounter
  • T83.711D — Erosion of implanted vaginal mesh to surrounding organ or tissue, subsequent encounter
  • T83.711S — Erosion of implanted vaginal mesh to surrounding organ or tissue, sequela
  • T83.712A — Erosion of implanted urethral mesh to surrounding organ or tissue, initial encounter
  • T83.712D — Erosion of implanted urethral mesh to surrounding organ or tissue, subsequent encounter
  • T83.712S — Erosion of implanted urethral mesh to surrounding organ or tissue, sequela
  • T83.713 — Erosion of implanted urethral bulking agent to surrounding organ or tissue
  • T83.713A — Erosion of implanted urethral bulking agent to surrounding organ or tissue, initial encounter

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