ICD-10-CM Code T84.039
Mechanical loosening of unspecified internal prosthetic joint
NON-BILLABLE
7th Character Required
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code T84.039 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'mechanical loosening of unsp internal prosthetic joint' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
| 7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
|---|---|---|
| A | T84.039A | initial encounter |
| D | T84.039D | subsequent encounter |
| S | T84.039S | sequela |
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More InfoRelated Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Loosening of acetabular cup of total hip replacement (disorder)
- Loosening of femoral stem of total hip replacement (disorder)
- Loosening of femoral component of total knee replacement (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Episode of care information needed
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
- Consider laterality specification
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T84.039 - Mechanical loosening of unspecified internal prosthetic joint'
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Parent Code: T84.03 - Mechanical loosening of internal prosthetic joint