T85.730 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt

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The ICD-10-CM code for Infection and inflammatory reaction due to ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt is T85.730 (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 T85
127 codes (96 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to T85.730:

  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) › due to device, implant or graft › ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › due to device, implant or graft › ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt
  • Complication (s) (from) (of) › ventricular (communicating) shunt (device) › infection and inflammation
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › device, implant or graft › ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt

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

T85.73 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to nervous system devices, implants and graft

Other Codes Under T85.73

T85.731 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted electronic neurostimulator of brain, electrode (lead) T85.732 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted electronic neurostimulator of peripheral nerve, electrode (lead) T85.733 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted electronic neurostimulator of spinal cord, electrode (lead) T85.734 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted electronic neurostimulator, generator T85.735 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cranial or spinal infusion catheter T85.738 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other nervous system device, implant or 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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