Unspecified transplanted organ and tissue infection

This code signifies an infection occurring in a transplanted organ or tissue when the specific type of transplanted material is not documented. It indicates a post-transplant infectious complication without identifying the exact organ or tissue involved, such as a kidney, heart, or skin graft.

Use this code when a patient with a history of organ or tissue transplantation presents with an infection, and the medical record clearly states an infection of a "transplant" or "graft" but does not specify which organ or tissue is affected. This is appropriate for cases where the infection site is generalized to the transplant or the specific transplanted material is unknown at the time of coding.

• Always attempt to query the provider for the specific transplanted organ or tissue to allow for more precise coding (e.g., T86.13 for kidney transplant infection).
• This code should only be used when documentation explicitly lacks specificity regarding the transplanted organ or tissue.
• Code an additional code to identify the specific type of infection (e.g., bacterial, viral) if known.