Painful Hardware ICD-10
- T84.84XA Pain due to internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter
- T85.848A Pain due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter
- T84.60XA Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of unspecified site, initial encounter
- T84.7XXA Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter
A- initial encounter
D- subsequent encounter
S- sequela
Painful Hardware ICD-9
- 996.67 Complication due to internal orthopedic device
- 996.4 (mechanical complication of internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft.
- 996.78(other complications of internal orthopedic device / implant),
- 996.77(other complication of internal implant/device due to internal joint prosthesis)
Hardware Removal CPT Codes
- CPT: 20670(removal of implant; superficial (buried wire, pin, rod):
- CPT: 20680(removal of implant;deep (buried wire, pin, screw, metal plate or rod)
- CPT: 20694(removal under anesthesia of external fixator)
- Through separate incision
Antibiotic Beads
- 11981 Insertion, non-biodegradable drug delivery implant
- 11982 Removal, non biodegradable drug delivery implant
- 11983 Removal with reinsertion, non-biodegradable drug delivery implant
Review References
- Busam ML, JAAOS 2006;14:113
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