T85.730Header code — not billable

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt

Short description: I/I react d/t ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt

Chapter
19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Category
T85
Effective date
October 1, 2026

Related codes in category T85

T85Complications of internal prosth dev/grftT85.0Mechanical complication of ventricular intracranial shuntT85.01Breakdown (mechanical) of ventricular intracranial shuntT85.01XABreakdown of ventricular intracranial shunt, initYesT85.01XDBreakdown of ventricular intracranial shunt, subsYesT85.01XSBreakdown of ventricular intracranial shunt, sequelaYesT85.02Displacement of ventricular intracranial shuntT85.02XADisplacement of ventricular intracranial shunt, initYesT85.02XDDisplacement of ventricular intracranial shunt, subsYesT85.02XSDisplacement of ventricular intracranial shunt, sequelaYesT85.03Leakage of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shuntT85.03XALeakage of ventricular intracranial shunt, initYes

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10 code T85.730?

T85.730 is an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Infection and inflammatory reaction due to ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt.

Is T85.730 a billable code?

No. T85.730 is a category/header code, not billable on its own — use one of its more specific child codes instead.

What ICD-10-CM chapter is T85.730 in?

T85.730 falls under Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

When did T85.730 become effective?

T85.730 has been effective since October 1, 2026, per the CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM annual release.

What other codes are related to T85.730?

T85.730 belongs to category T85, which includes 12 other codes — see the related codes list on this page.

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