T84.61
Header — not billableInfection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of arm
The ICD-10 code for infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of arm is T84.61.
T84.61 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T84.61
- T84.610Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of right humerus
- T84.611Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of left humerus
- T84.612Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of right radius
- T84.613Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of left radius
- T84.614Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of right ulna
- T84.615Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of left ulna
- T84.619Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of unspecified bone of arm
Related codes in this category
- T84.60Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of unspecified site
- T84.62Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of legnon-billable header
- T84.63Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of spine
- T84.69Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of other site
- T84.61Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of armnon-billable header