Cardiac Stent ICD-10-CM Codes
Read this short guide to learn about Cardiac Stent ICD codes you can use!
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What Cardiac Stent ICD-10 codes can I use?
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 cardiac stents, 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’s meant to explain that there’s an implant/graft.
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).
Are these Cardiac Stent ICD-10 codes billable?
Yes. All of the aforementioned ICD-10 codes for Cardiac Stent are valid and billable.
Clinical information about Cardiac Stents:
- Cardiac stents are small, expandable tubes used to treat narrowed or weakened arteries in the body.
- They can be made of metal mesh, fabric, or a combination of both.
- They are often used during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or angioplasty.
- Stents help keep the arteries open, reducing the chance of a heart attack.
- They also help reduce symptoms like chest pain (angina) and shortness of breath.
- Drug-eluting stents, a type of cardiac stent, release medication to prevent the artery from closing again.
- Inserting a cardiac stent is minimally invasive; patients typically recover within a week.
- Potential complications of stent placement include blood clots, stent migration, and restenosis (re-narrowing of the artery).
- Regular follow-ups and certain lifestyle modifications are necessary post-stent implantation to ensure optimal results.
Synonyms include:
- Bare metal stent in anterior descending branch of left coronary artery
- Bare metal stent in branch of right coronary artery
- Bare metal stent in circumflex branch of left coronary artery
- Bare metal stent in posterior descending branch of right coronary artery
- Drug coated stent in coronary artery
- History of placement of stent for coronary artery disease
- Stented coronary artery
- Cardiac stent ICD 10
- Presence of cardiac stent ICD 10
- ICD 10 code for cardiac stent
- ICD 10 cardiac stent
- ICD 10 code for presence of cardiac stent
Commonly asked questions
Cardiac Stents provide support to an artery’s walls. It can also prevent the heart muscle from getting damaged and help improve the symptoms of heart problems, like relieving chest pain and improving breathing.
The insertion of Cardiac Stents has the following risks: bleeding, thrombosis, damage to blood vessels, damage to the heart, and the formation of scar tissue. It can even lead to irregular heartbeats.
No. It just helps deal with the symptoms. Following the insertion of Cardiac Stents, patients must make the appropriate lifestyle changes to keep their hearts healthy. They must exercise regularly, eat healthy meals with little or no cholesterol, and avoid vices like smoking or drinking.
