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996.78 COMP-OTH INT ORTHO DEVIC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 996.78

Short Description: Comp-oth int ortho devic

Long Description: Other complications due to other internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft

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
        • 996.78 Comp-oth int ortho devic

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Complication associated with musculoskeletal implant
  • Complication associated with orthopedic device
  • Complication of internal fixation device
  • Complication of internal prosthetic device
  • Disorders of musculoskeletal implants and repairs
  • Internal prosthetic device causing hemorrhage
  • Loosening of plate
  • Loosening of screw
  • Loosening of wire
  • Resorption of bone graft

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 996.78 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Complications
    • bone growth stimulator NEC 996.78
      • infection or inflammation 996.67
    • due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC 996.70
      • bone growth stimulator 996.78
      • internal
        • orthopedic NEC 996.78
      • orthopedic NEC 996.78
        • joint, internal 996.77
    • external (fixation) device with internal component(s) NEC 996.78
      • infection or inflammation 996.67
      • mechanical 996.49
    • orthopedic device, implant, or graft
      • internal (fixation) (nail) (plate) (rod) NEC 996.78
        • infection or inflammation 996.67
        • joint prosthesis 996.77
          • infection or inflammation 996.66
        • mechanical 996.40

Crosswalk Information

The code 996.78 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
996.78 Right Arrow T84.81XA Embolism due to internal orthopedic prosth dev/grft, init
T84.82XA Fibrosis due to internal orthopedic prosth dev/grft, init
T84.83XA Hemorrhage due to internal orthopedic prosth dev/grft, init
T84.84XA Pain due to internal orthopedic prosth dev/grft, init
T84.85XA Stenosis due to internal orthopedic prosth dev/grft, init
T84.86XA Thrombosis due to internal orthopedic prosth dev/grft, init
T84.89XA Oth comp of internal orthopedic prosth dev/grft, init
T84.9XXA Unsp comp of internal orthopedic prosth dev/grft, 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.

Similar Codes

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
996.55 Mechanical complication due to artificial skin graft and decellularized allodermis
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
996.79 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

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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