E878.1 ABN REACT-ARTIF IMPLANT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E878.1

Short Description: Abn react-artif implant

Long Description: Surgical operation with implant of artificial internal device causing abnormal patient reaction, or later complication,without mention of misadventure at time of operation

Code Classification:

  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Surgical and medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of patient or later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of procedure (E878-E879)
      • E878 Surgical operation and other surgical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of operation
        • E878.1 Abn react-artif implant

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code E878.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
E878.1 Right Arrow Y83.1 Implnt of artif int dev cause abn react/compl, w/o misadvnt
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
E878.0 Surgical operation with transplant of whole organ causing abnormal patient reaction, or later complication, without mention of misadventure at time of operation
E878.2 Surgical operation with anastomosis, bypass, or graft, with natural or artificial tissues used as implant causing abnormal patient reaction, or later complication, without mention of misadventure at time of operation
E878.3 Surgical operation with formation of external stoma causing abnormal patient reaction, or later complication, without mention of misadventure at time of operation
E878.4 Other restorative surgery causing abnormal patient reaction, or later complication, without mention of misadventure at time of operation
E878.5 Amputation of limb(s) causing abnormal patient reaction, or later complication, without mention of misadventure at time of operation
E878.6 Removal of other organ (partial) (total) causing abnormal patient reaction, or later complication, without mention of misadventure at time of operation
E878.8 Other specified surgical operations and procedures causing abnormal patient reaction, or later complication, without mention of misadventure at time of operation
E878.9 Unspecified surgical operations and procedures causing abnormal patient reaction, or later complication, without mention of misadventure at time of operation


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