T82.6 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis

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The ICD-10-CM code for Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis is T82.6 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Section
T80-T88: Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)
Category T82
127 codes (99 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to T82.6:

  • Endocarditis (chronic) (marantic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular) › due to › prosthetic cardiac valve
  • 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)
  • Complication (s) (from) (of) › heart › valve › prosthesis › infection or inflammation
  • Complication (s) (from) (of) › cardiac › device, implant or graft › infection or inflammation › valve prosthesis
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › device, implant or graft › heart NEC › valve (prosthesis)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify infection

Official Coding Guidelines

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

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

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.2
Do not assign injury codes for iatrogenic injuries; code complication

3) Iatrogenic injuries Injury codes from Chapter 19 should not be assigned for injuries that occur during, or as a result of, a medical intervention. Assign the appropriate complication code(s).

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.3

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

References

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Related Codes

Parent Code

T82 Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Other Codes Under T82

T82.0 Mechanical complication of heart valve prosthesis T82.1 Mechanical complication of cardiac electronic device T82.2 Mechanical complication of coronary artery bypass graft and biological heart valve graft T82.3 Mechanical complication of other vascular grafts T82.4 Mechanical complication of vascular dialysis catheter T82.5 Mechanical complication of other cardiac and vascular devices and implants T82.7 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts T82.8 Other specified complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts T82.9 Unspecified complication of cardiac and vascular prosthetic device, implant and graft
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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