996.55 COMP-ARTIFICIAL SKIN GRF


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 996.55

Short Description: Comp-artificial skin grf

Long Description: Mechanical complication due to artificial skin graft and decellularized allodermis

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (996-999)
      • 996 Complications peculiar to certain specified procedures
        • 996.55 Comp-artificial skin grf

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 996.55 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Complications
    • graft (bypass) (patch) - see also Complications, due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC
      • skin NEC 996.79
        • rejection 996.52
          • artificial 996.55
          • decellularized allodermis 996.55
    • mechanical
      • graft NEC 996.52
        • decellularized allodermis 996.55
        • skin 996.52
          • artificial 996.55
  • Dislodgement
    • artificial skin graft 996.55
    • decellularized allodermis graft 996.55
  • Displacement, displaced
    • graft
      • artificial skin graft 996.55
      • decellularized allodermis graft 996.55
  • Failure, failed
    • transplant 996.80
      • skin 996.52
        • artificial 996.55
        • decellularized allodermis 996.55
  • Non-adherence
    • artificial skin graft 996.55
    • decellularized allodermis graft 996.55
  • Poor
    • incorporation
      • artificial skin graft 996.55
      • decellularized allodermis graft 996.55
  • Rejection
    • transplant 996.80
      • skin 996.52
        • artificial 996.55
        • decellularized allodermis 996.55
  • Shearing
    • artificial skin graft 996.55
    • decellularized allodermis graft 996.55
  • Transplant (ed)
    • complication - see also Complications, due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC
      • skin NEC 996.79
        • rejection 996.52
          • artificial 996.55
          • decellularized allodermis 996.55

Crosswalk Information

The code 996.55 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
996.55 Right Arrow T85.693A Mech compl of artif skin grft /decellular alloderm, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
996.00 Mechanical complication of unspecified cardiac device, implant, and graft
996.01 Mechanical complication due to cardiac pacemaker (electrode)
996.02 Mechanical complication due to heart valve prosthesis
996.03 Mechanical complication due to coronary bypass graft
996.04 Mechanical complication of automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator
996.09 Other mechanical complication of cardiac device, implant, and graft
996.1 Mechanical complication of other vascular device, implant, and graft
996.2 Mechanical complication of nervous system device, implant, and graft
996.30 Mechanical complication of unspecified genitourinary device, implant, and graft
996.31 Mechanical complication due to urethral (indwelling) catheter
996.32 Mechanical complication due to intrauterine contraceptive device
996.39 Other mechanical complication of genitourinary device, implant, and graft
996.40 Unspecified mechanical complication of internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft
996.41 Mechanical loosening of prosthetic joint
996.42 Dislocation of prosthetic joint
996.43 Broken prosthetic joint implant
996.44 Peri-prosthetic fracture around prosthetic joint
996.45 Peri-prosthetic osteolysis
996.46 Articular bearing surface wear of prosthetic joint
996.47 Other mechanical complication of prosthetic joint implant
996.49 Other mechanical complication of other internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft
996.51 Mechanical complication due to corneal graft
996.52 Mechanical complication due to graft of other tissue, not elsewhere classified
996.53 Mechanical complication due to ocular lens prosthesis
996.54 Mechanical complication due to breast prosthesis
996.56 Mechanical complication due to peritoneal dialysis catheter
996.57 Mechanical complication due to insulin pump
996.59 Mechanical complication due to other implant and internal device, not elsewhere classified
996.60 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to unspecified device, implant, and graft
996.61 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac device, implant, and graft
996.62 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other vascular device, implant, and graft
996.63 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to nervous system device, implant, and graft
996.64 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling urinary catheter
996.65 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other genitourinary device, implant, and graft
996.66 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis
996.67 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft
996.68 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to peritoneal dialysis catheter
996.69 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic device, implant, and graft
996.70 Other complications due to unspecified device, implant, and graft
996.71 Other complications due to heart valve prosthesis
996.72 Other complications due to other cardiac device, implant, and graft
996.73 Other complications due to renal dialysis device, implant, and graft
996.74 Other complications due to other vascular device, implant, and graft
996.75 Other complications due to nervous system device, implant, and graft
996.76 Other complications due to genitourinary device, implant, and graft
996.77 Other complications due to internal joint prosthesis
996.78 Other complications due to other internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft
996.79 Other complications due to other internal prosthetic device, implant, and graft
996.80 Complications of transplanted organ, unspecified
996.81 Complications of transplanted kidney
996.82 Complications of transplanted liver
996.83 Complications of transplanted heart
996.84 Complications of transplanted lung
996.85 Complications of transplanted bone marrow
996.86 Complications of transplanted pancreas
996.87 Complications of transplanted intestine
996.88 Complications of transplanted organ, stem cell
996.89 Complications of other specified transplanted organ
996.90 Complications of unspecified reattached extremity
996.91 Complications of reattached forearm
996.92 Complications of reattached hand
996.93 Complications of reattached finger(s)
996.94 Complications of reattached upper extremity, other and unspecified
996.95 Complication of reattached foot and toe(s)
996.96 Complication of reattached lower extremity, other and unspecified
996.99 Complication of other specified reattached body part


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