T85.732
Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted electronic neurostimulator of peripheral nerve, electrode (lead)
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
T85.732 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted electronic neurostimulator of peripheral nerve, electrode (lead). Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. A 7th character is required to complete the code. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction and 24 Excludes2 entries.
7th character
Category T85 requires a 7th character.
Assembled code
Open code
Guidelines tips
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
The 7th character depends on whether the patient is in active treatment, not on who sees the patient. An aftercare Z code is not used for injury aftercare.
A complication code needs the provider's documented cause-and-effect link between the care and the condition. Some T codes already include the type of procedure, so no external cause code is needed.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Inherited from T85.7 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
- code to identify infection
Also from chapter/block level (4 notes)
Inherited from T80–T88 Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
- code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication
- code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82)
Inherited from Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Inherited from T85 Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
- failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)
Also from chapter/block level (23 notes)
Inherited from T80–T88 Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
- any encounters with medical care for postprocedural conditions in which no complications are present, such as:
- artificial opening status (Z93.-)
- closure of external stoma (Z43.-)
- fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device (Z44.-)
- burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation (T20-T32)
- complications of surgical procedures during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- mechanical complication of respirator [ventilator] (J95.850)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4 or 6)
- postprocedural fever (R50.82)
- specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
- cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)
- colostomy malfunction (K94.0-)
- disorders of fluid and electrolyte imbalance (E86-E87)
- functional disturbances following cardiac surgery (I97.0-I97.1)
- intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)
- ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
- postgastric surgery syndromes (K91.1)
- postlaminectomy syndrome NEC (M96.1)
- postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome (I97.2)
- postsurgical blind-loop syndrome (K91.2)
- ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)
Inherited from Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
This code
- Infection and inflammatory reaction due to electrode (lead) for cranial nerve neurostimulators
- Infection and inflammatory reaction due to electrode (lead) for gastric neurostimulator
- Infection and inflammatory reaction due to electrode (lead) for sacral nerve neurostimulator
- Infection and inflammatory reaction due to electrode (lead) for vagal nerve neurostimulators
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (2 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 15 entries
- Complication (s) (from) (of), electronic stimulator device, peripheral nerve, infection and inflammation
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), due to or resulting from, device, implant or graft, electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator), nervous system, cranial nerve
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), due to or resulting from, device, implant or graft, electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator), nervous system, gastric nerve
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), due to or resulting from, device, implant or graft, electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator), nervous system, peripheral nerve
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), due to or resulting from, device, implant or graft, electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator), nervous system, sacral nerve
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), due to or resulting from, device, implant or graft, electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator), nervous system, vagal nerve
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), due to or resulting from, device, implant or graft, gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus), neurostimulator electrode (lead)
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), due to device, implant or graft, electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator), nervous system, cranial nerve
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), due to device, implant or graft, electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator), nervous system, gastric nerve
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), due to device, implant or graft, electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator), nervous system, peripheral nerve
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), due to device, implant or graft, electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator), nervous system, sacral nerve
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), due to device, implant or graft, electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator), nervous system, vagal nerve
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- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), due to device, implant or graft, gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus), neurostimulator electrode (lead)
- Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism), due to device, implant or graft, electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator), nervous system, peripheral nerve
- Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism), due to device, implant or graft, gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus), neurostimulator electrode (lead)
7th-character codes under T85.732 3
- T85.732AInfection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted electronic neurostimulator of peripheral nerve, electrode (lead), initial encounterBillable
- T85.732DInfection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted electronic neurostimulator of peripheral nerve, electrode (lead), subsequent encounterBillable
- T85.732SInfection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted electronic neurostimulator of peripheral nerve, electrode (lead), sequelaBillable