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T84.5 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis


The ICD 10 Code for Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis is listed as T84.5.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: T84.5
Description: Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis
  • Use additional code to identify infection
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)
Parent T84 - Complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of T84.5:
T84.50 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to unspecified internal joint prosthesis
T84.51 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal right hip prosthesis
T84.52 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal left hip prosthesis
T84.53 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal right knee prosthesis
T84.54 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal left knee prosthesis
T84.59 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal joint prosthesis
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T84.5:
T84.0 - Mechanical complication of internal joint prosthesis
T84.1 - Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limb
T84.2 - Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of other bones
T84.3 - Mechanical complication of other bone devices, implants and grafts
T84.4 - Mechanical complication of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts
T84.6 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device
T84.7 - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
T84.8 - Other specified complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
T84.9 - Unspecified complication of internal orthopedic prosthetic device, implant and graft