What ICD-10 codes are used for a cardiac stent?
There are no ICD-10 codes that specifically mention cardiac stent in their name. If you're looking for cardiac Stent ICD codes for patients who are confirmed to have a cardiac stent or coronary artery stent, there's only one code you can use: Z95.5 - Presence of coronary angioplasty implant and graft.
This ICD code is meant for patients with implants/grafts in their hearts. Cardiac stents count.
Please note that this ICD-10 code doesn't count as a principal diagnosis because it explains that an implant/graft is present.
In case of complications related to cardiac stents, you can use any of the following:
For displacements:
If the stent gets displaced, here are the codes you can use:
- T82.528A: Displacement of other cardiac and vascular devices and implants, initial encounter
- T82.528D: Displacement of other cardiac and vascular devices and implants, subsequent encounter
- T82.528S: Displacement of other cardiac and vascular devices and implants, sequela
For thrombosis:
Thrombosis is the formation of blood clots. If blood clots form in or around the stent, here are the codes you can use:
- T82.867A: Thrombosis due to cardiac prosthetic devices, implants, and grafts, initial encounter
- T82.867D: Thrombosis due to cardiac prosthetic devices, implants, and grafts, subsequent encounter
- T82.867S: Thrombosis due to cardiac prosthetic devices, implants, and grafts, sequela
These codes have the following labels:
- Initial encounter, which means the patient is getting active treatment for the problem
- Subsequent encounter, which means the patient is in the recovery phase and is still being given active/routine treatment
- Sequela, which means the patient is dealing with the aftereffects of the problem. Given this, this ICD-10 code should be accompanied by two other ICD-10 codes, one of which should designate the sequela's nature, while the other should describe the sequela (meaning its effects).