ICD-10-CM Code T86.21
Heart transplant rejection
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.T86.21 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of heart transplant rejection. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code T86 is used to code Transplant rejection
Transplant rejection occurs when transplanted tissue is rejected by the recipient's immune system, which destroys the transplanted tissue. Transplant rejection can be lessened by determining the molecular similitude between donor and recipient and by use of immunosuppressant drugs after transplant.
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| MeSH Code: | D006084 |
Micrograph showing lung transplant rejection. Lung biopsy. H&E stain.
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #314-316 - Other circulatory system diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #314-316 - Other circulatory system diagnoses with CC.
- DRG Group #314-316 - Other circulatory system diagnoses without CC or MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T86.21 - Heart transplant rejection'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T86.21. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code T86.21 and a single ICD9 code, 996.83 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: T86.2 - Complications of heart transplant