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ICD-10/T83.721A

T83.721A ICD-10-CM Code: Exposure of implanted vaginal mesh into vagina, initial encounter

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 742 — UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC (MDC 13)
  • MS-DRG 743 — UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 13)
  • MS-DRG 760 — MENSTRUAL AND OTHER FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH CC/MCC (MDC 13)
  • MS-DRG 761 — MENSTRUAL AND OTHER FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 13)

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

Exposure of implanted vaginal mesh into vagina, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T83.721A).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T83.721A in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Exposure of implanted vaginal mesh through vaginal wall

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)

Change history

  • FY2017 — 2016-10-01
    Description revised
    Exposure of implanted vaginal mesh and other prosthetic materials into vagina, initial encounter → Exposure of implanted vaginal mesh into vagina, initial encounter
    FY2017 changes
  • FY2017 — 2016-10-01
    Short description revised
    Exposure of implnt vag prstht mtrl into vagina, init encntr → Exposure of implanted vaginal mesh into vagina, init
    FY2017 changes

Verify Before Coding

  • No Medicare Code Editor or MS-DRG Definitions Manual restrictions apply to this code.

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

Contextual Map

Every relationship of T83.721A 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

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • INJ034 — Complication of genitourinary device, implant or graft, initial encounter [CCSR]

Potential MS-DRG

  • DRG 742 — UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC (MDC 13)”
  • DRG 743 — UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 13)”
  • DRG 760 — MENSTRUAL AND OTHER FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “MENSTRUAL AND OTHER FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH CC/MCC (MDC 13)”
  • DRG 761 — MENSTRUAL AND OTHER FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “MENSTRUAL AND OTHER FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 13)”

MDC crossing · procedures (2232)

  • MDC 13 — Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive System [MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”
  • 00HE0MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Cranial Nerve, Open Approach [Same-MDC procedure]: “Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Cranial Nerve, Open Approach — grouped in MDC 13, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • 00HE3MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Cranial Nerve, Percutaneous Approach [Same-MDC procedure]: “Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Cranial Nerve, Percutaneous Approach — grouped in MDC 13, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • 00HE4MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Cranial Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [Same-MDC procedure]: “Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Cranial Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach — grouped in MDC 13, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • 00HU0MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Spinal Canal, Open Approach [Same-MDC procedure]: “Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Spinal Canal, Open Approach — grouped in MDC 13, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • 00HU3MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach [Same-MDC procedure]: “Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach — grouped in MDC 13, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • and 2227 more

Index entries

  • Complication (s) (from) (of), prosthetic device or implant, mesh, exposure (into surrounding organ or tissue), vaginal (into vagina) (through vaginal wall)[Index term]

Nearest codes (40)

  • T83 — Complications of genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and grafts [Sibling]
  • T83.712D — Erosion of implanted urethral mesh to surrounding organ or tissue, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • T83.712S — Erosion of implanted urethral mesh to surrounding organ or tissue, sequela [Sibling]
  • T83.713 — Erosion of implanted urethral bulking agent to surrounding organ or tissue [Sibling]
  • T83.713A — Erosion of implanted urethral bulking agent to surrounding organ or tissue, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • T83.713D — Erosion of implanted urethral bulking agent to surrounding organ or tissue, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • T83.713S — Erosion of implanted urethral bulking agent to surrounding organ or tissue, sequela [Sibling]
  • T83.714 — Erosion of implanted ureteral bulking agent to surrounding organ or tissue [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Change history (2)

  • FY2017 — Description revised [Change history]
  • and 1 more

Referenced by Other Codes

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):INJ034 — Complication of genitourinary device, implant or graft, initial encounter (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 4 MS-DRGs: DRG 742 (MDC 13), DRG 743 (MDC 13), DRG 760 (MDC 13), DRG 761 (MDC 13).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name T83.721A or its code family.

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

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does T83.721A 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 T83.721A in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • T83.719A — Erosion of other prosthetic materials to surrounding organ or tissue, initial encounter
  • T83.719D — Erosion of other prosthetic materials to surrounding organ or tissue, subsequent encounter
  • T83.719S — Erosion of other prosthetic materials to surrounding organ or tissue, sequela
  • T83.72 — Exposure of implanted mesh and other prosthetic materials into surrounding organ or tissue
  • T83.721 — Exposure of implanted vaginal mesh into vagina
  • T83.721D — Exposure of implanted vaginal mesh into vagina, subsequent encounter
  • T83.721S — Exposure of implanted vaginal mesh into vagina, sequela
  • T83.722 — Exposure of implanted urethral mesh into urethra
  • T83.722A — Exposure of implanted urethral mesh into urethra, initial encounter
  • T83.722D — Exposure of implanted urethral mesh into urethra, subsequent encounter

View all codes in the T83 family

Indexed Clinical Terms (1)

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, exposure (into surrounding organ or tissue), vaginal (into vagina) (through vaginal wall)