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T84.42 ICD-10-CM Code: Displacement of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts

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

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Displacement of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T84.42). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T84.42 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Malposition of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts

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)

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on T84.42 name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.

Verify Before Coding

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 T84.42 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]

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • M96 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified [Excludes2](via T84.-): “complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T84.-)” · check together
  • M96.6 — Fracture of bone following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate [Excludes2](via T84.-): “complication of internal orthopedic devices, implants or grafts (T84.-)” · check together

Nearest codes (40)

  • T84 — Complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts [Sibling]
  • T84.328S — Displacement of other bone devices, implants and grafts, sequela [Sibling]
  • T84.39 — Other mechanical complication of other bone devices, implants and grafts [Sibling]
  • T84.390 — Other mechanical complication of electronic bone stimulator [Sibling]
  • T84.390A — Other mechanical complication of electronic bone stimulator, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • T84.390D — Other mechanical complication of electronic bone stimulator, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • T84.390S — Other mechanical complication of electronic bone stimulator, sequela [Sibling]
  • T84.398 — Other mechanical complication of other bone devices, implants and grafts [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Referenced by Other Codes

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name T84.42 or its code family.

2 Excludes2 notes: M96 (via T84.-), M96.6 (via T84.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can T84.42 be billed directly?

No. T84.42 (Displacement of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Does T84.42 require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T84.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T84.42 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • T84.410S — Breakdown (mechanical) of muscle and tendon graft, sequela
  • T84.418 — Breakdown (mechanical) of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts
  • T84.418A — Breakdown (mechanical) of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter
  • T84.418D — Breakdown (mechanical) of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts, subsequent encounter
  • T84.418S — Breakdown (mechanical) of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts, sequela
  • T84.420 — Displacement of muscle and tendon graft
  • T84.420A — Displacement of muscle and tendon graft, initial encounter
  • T84.420D — Displacement of muscle and tendon graft, subsequent encounter
  • T84.420S — Displacement of muscle and tendon graft, sequela
  • T84.428 — Displacement of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts

View all codes in the T84 family