T82.6⚠ Requires 7th Character
Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis
Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve pro…
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Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)
These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to T82.6 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
Complication (s) (from) (of), cardiac, device, implant or graft, infection or inflammation, valve prosthesisComplication (s) (from) (of), heart, valve, prosthesis, infection or inflammationEndocarditis (chronic) (marantic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular), due to, prosthetic cardiac valveInfection, infected, infective (opportunistic), due to or resulting from, device, implant or graft, heart NEC, valve (prosthesis)Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), due to device, implant or graft, heart NEC, valve (prosthesis)Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism), due to device, implant or graft, heart NEC, valve (prosthesis)
Notes
- ℹcode to identify infection
Code Hierarchy
┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├T80-T88Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)├T82Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
└T82.6Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve pro…
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