ICD-10 code S06.813S: Right internal carotid artery sequela
S06.813S is a right internal carotid artery injury with 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes of lost consciousness, sequela. Read how to code it.
ICD-10 Code T86.832: Bone graft infection
ICD-10 Code T86.832 is the billable ICD-10-CM code for bone graft infection. It reports an infectious complication attributable to a bone graft, and it is valid for FY2026 from October 1, 2025. The code sits in the T86.83 subcategory alongside four other billable children. Which one you assign depends on whether the record documents rejection, […]
ICD-10 code T86.828: Other complications of skin graft
ICD-10 code T86.828 is the billable ICD-10-CM code for other complications of skin graft (allograft) (autograft). Specifically, it applies when a skin graft complication is documented and named, but is not rejection, failure, or infection. The code is widely misread as a catch-all for other transplanted organs. In fact, T86.828 belongs to skin grafts alone, […]
ICD-10 Code M45.8: Ankylosing spondylitis of the sacral region
ICD-10 Code M45.8 is the billable diagnosis code for ankylosing spondylitis of the sacral and sacrococcygeal region. Assign it when a physician documents confirmed ankylosing spondylitis, known as AS, with the sacral or sacrococcygeal site named in the note. This reference covers the code’s definition, its place in the M45 family, and the documentation that […]
ICD-10 code S02.651K: Fracture of angle of right mandible, nonunion
ICD-10 code S02.651K reports a fracture of the angle of the right mandible at a subsequent encounter, where the bone has failed to heal. The 7th character K carries all of that weight. It tells the payer the fracture never united. Most mandibular angle fractures heal on schedule. The ones that fail arrive on a […]
ICD-10 code S06.309A: Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury
S06.309A reports focal traumatic brain injury when the patient lost consciousness but nobody timed it. Read more on the 6th and 7th character coding rules.
ICD-10 code S52.131R: Displaced fracture of neck of right radius
ICD-10 code S52.131R is a billable diagnosis code for a displaced fracture of the neck of the right radius. Coders apply it at a follow-up visit, once an open Gustilo type III injury has healed in a poor position. The code is valid for fiscal year 2026 under CMS ICD-10-CM guidance. It took effect on […]
ICD-10 code S02.600D: Mandible body fracture, routine healing
S02.600D means a body of mandible fracture, unspecified side, subsequent encounter with routine healing. Read more on correct coding.
ICD-10 code S43.303A: Subluxation of unspecified shoulder girdle
ICD-10-CM code S43.303A reports a subluxation of unspecified parts of an unspecified shoulder girdle at an initial encounter. A subluxation is a partial displacement of a joint, which places the code in the dislocation family rather than the sprain family. Coders who reach for S43.303A after reading “shoulder sprain” in a chart have landed on […]
ICD-10 code S42.90XG: Fracture of unspecified shoulder girdle with delayed healing
ICD-10 code S42.90XG is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for a shoulder girdle fracture with delayed healing. It covers the unspecified shoulder girdle, part unspecified, at a subsequent encounter. The code applies once the patient has already had active fracture treatment and the physician has recorded that healing is not progressing as expected. Three things […]