T85.692
Billable codeOther mechanical complication of permanent sutures
The ICD-10 code for other mechanical complication of permanent sutures is T85.692.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
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- T85.695Other mechanical complication of other nervous system device, implant or graft
- T85.698Other mechanical complication of other specified internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
- T85.692Other mechanical complication of permanent sutures