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ICD-10 Code T82.6: Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis

T82.6 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88).

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter
19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
block
T07-T88Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
block
T80-T88Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
category
T82Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
currentT82

Official coding notes

Applicable to
  • code to identify infection
Use additional code
  • code to identify infection

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

Emergency Medicine SpecialistOrthopedic SpecialistInfectious Disease SpecialistCardiologist

Coding guidelines

Compatibility

Legacy and official ICD code match exactly.
Legacy codes
T82.6

Common synonyms

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeT82.6
SystemICD10
Display nameInfection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis
ChapterInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
BlockComplications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
Complication(s) (from) (of)Complication(s) (from) (of)Endocarditis(chronic) (marantic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular)Infection, infected, infective(opportunistic)Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory(with exudation)Sepsis(generalized) (unspecified organism)

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