T80.212 Local infection due to central venous catheter

The ICD-10-CM code for Local infection due to central venous catheter is T80.212 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Chapter

19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section

T80-T88: Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)

Category T80

53 codes (38 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to T80.212:

• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › tunnel
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › port or reservoir
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › Hickman catheter › localized
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › central venous catheter › exit or insertion site
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) › localized
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › central venous catheter › tunnel
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › central venous catheter › localized
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › central venous catheter › port or reservoir

Inclusion Terms

• Exit or insertion site infection
• Local infection due to Hickman catheter
• Local infection due to peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
• Local infection due to portacath (port-a-cath)
• Local infection due to pulmonary artery catheter
• Local infection due to triple lumen catheter
• Local infection due to umbilical venous catheter
• Port or reservoir infection
• Tunnel infection

Official Coding Guidelines

Complications of surgery and other medical care

G. Complications of surgery and other medical care When the admission is for treatment of a complication resulting from surgery or other medical care, the complication code is sequenced as the principal diagnosis. If the complication is classified to the T80-T88 series and the code lacks the necessary specificity in describing the complication, an additional code for the specific complication should be assigned.

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool