T82.7 – Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts
ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code · Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM code
T82.7
- Code
T82.7(claims format:T827)- Description
- Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts
- Short description
- Infect/inflm reaction due to oth cardi/vasc dev/implnt/grft
- Billable
- No – use a more specific code below
- Valid for
- Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)
- Chapter
- 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- Block
- T80-T88 Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
- Parent codes
- T82
Billable codes under T82.7
T82.7 is a header code and cannot be used on claims. Choose the most specific code:
- T82.7XXA – Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts, initial encounterBillable
- T82.7XXD – Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts, subsequent encounterBillable
- T82.7XXS – Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts, sequelaBillable
7th character values
Codes in this category need a 7th character to describe the encounter or episode of care (use placeholder X for empty positions).
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
A | initial encounter |
D | subsequent encounter |
S | sequela |
Notes for T82.7
Use additional code:
- code to identify infection
Notes inherited from parent codes
Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.
T82 – Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
Excludes2 (not included here):
- failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)
7th character note:
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T82
Block T80-T88
Excludes2 (not included here):
- any encounters with medical care for postprocedural conditions in which no complications are present, such as:
- artificial opening status (Z93.-)
- closure of external stoma (Z43.-)
- fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device (Z44.-)
- burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation (T20-T32)
- complications of surgical procedures during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- mechanical complication of respirator [ventilator] (J95.850)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4 or 6)
- postprocedural fever (R50.82)
- specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
- cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)
- colostomy malfunction (K94.0-)
- disorders of fluid and electrolyte imbalance (E86-E87)
- functional disturbances following cardiac surgery (I97.0-I97.1)
- intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)
- ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
- postgastric surgery syndromes (K91.1)
- postlaminectomy syndrome NEC (M96.1)
- postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome (I97.2)
- postsurgical blind-loop syndrome (K91.2)
- ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)
Index terms for T82.7
Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:
- Sepsis, due to device, implant or graft, vascular
- Sepsis, due to device, implant or graft, heart NEC
- Complication, coronary artery, infection and inflammation
- Complication, artificial, heart, infection or inflammation
- Complication, extremity artery, infection and inflammation
- Sepsis, due to device, implant or graft, arterial graft NEC
- Sepsis, due to device, implant or graft, electronic, cardiac
- Complication, catheter, dialysis, infection and inflammation
- Complication, heart, valve, graft, infection and inflammation
- Complication, heart, assist device, infection and inflammation
- Sepsis, due to device, implant or graft, catheter NEC, dialysis
- Sepsis, due to device, implant or graft, heart NEC, valve, graft
- Complication, umbrella device, vascular, infection or inflammation
- Sepsis, due to device, implant or graft, catheter NEC, infusion NEC
- Complication, vascular, device or implant, infection or inflammation
- Complication, catheter, intravenous infusion, infection or inflammation
- Complication, cardiac, device, implant or graft, infection or inflammation
- Complication, cardiovascular device, graft or implant, electronic, infection
- Complication, balloon implant or device, vascular, infection or inflammation
- Complication, cardiovascular device, graft or implant, infection or inflammation
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory, due to device, implant or graft, heart NEC
- Complication, arteriovenous, shunt, surgically created, infection or inflammation
- Complication, arteriovenous, fistula, surgically created, infection or inflammation
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory, due to device, implant or graft, vascular NEC
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory, due to device, implant or graft, arterial graft
Related codes in T82
- T82.0 – Mechanical complication of heart valve prosthesisHeader
- T82.1 – Mechanical complication of cardiac electronic deviceHeader
- T82.2 – Mechanical complication of coronary artery bypass graft and biological heart valve graftHeader
- T82.3 – Mechanical complication of other vascular graftsHeader
- T82.4 – Mechanical complication of vascular dialysis catheterHeader
- T82.5 – Mechanical complication of other cardiac and vascular devices and implantsHeader
- T82.6 – Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesisHeader
- T82.8 – Other specified complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and graftsHeader
- T82.9 – Unspecified complication of cardiac and vascular prosthetic device, implant and graftHeader
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10 code T82.7?
T82.7 is the ICD-10-CM code for infection and inflammatory reaction due to other cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts, in the block T80-T88 (Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified).
Is T82.7 a billable code?
No. T82.7 is a header code with more specific child codes; report one of the billable codes listed above.
What category does T82.7 belong to?
It belongs to category T82 – Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code files, tabular list and index. Reference only – code assignment must follow the official ICD-10-CM guidelines and documentation in the medical record.