Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 996.62
Infection and inflammatory reaction due vascular device, implant and graft
  • Short description: React-oth vasc dev/graft.
  • ICD-9-CM 996.62 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 996.62 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 996.62 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T82.7XXA Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Arteriovenous fistula infection
  • Arteriovenous graft infection
  • Bacteremia associated with intravascular line
  • Hemodialysis catheter infection
  • Infected aortofemoral graft
  • Infected aortoiliac graft
  • Infected arterial graft
  • Infected axillofemoral graft
  • Infected femorodistal graft
  • Infected femorofemoral crossover graft
  • Infected femoropopliteal graft
  • Infected iliofemoral graft
  • Infected iliopopliteal graft
  • Infection of arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis (disorder)
  • Infection of arteriovenous fistula, after surgery
  • Infection of arteriovenous graft
  • Infection of arteriovenous graft for hemodialysis
  • Infection of dialysis catheter, line sepsis
  • Infection of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula
  • Infection of intravenous catheter
  • Infection of vascular catheter
  • Infection of vascular graft
  • Line sepsis due to infected dialysis catheter
  • Surgical arteriovenous fistula infection
  • Vascular catheter infection
  • Vascular graft infection
996.62 Excludes
  • infection due to:
    • central venous catheter (999.31)
    • Hickman catheter (999.31)
    • peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) (999.31)
    • portacath (port-a-cath) (999.31)
    • triple lumen catheter (999.31)
    • umbilical venous catheter (999.31)
Applies To
  • Arterial graft
  • Arteriovenous fistula or shunt
  • Infusion pump
  • Vascular catheter (arterial) (dialysis) (peripheral venous)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 996.62:
  • Complications
    • dialysis (hemodialysis) (peritoneal) (renal) NEC 999.9
      • catheter NEC - see also Complications, due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC
    • vascular
      • device, implant, or graft NEC 996.74
        • infection or inflammation 996.62
        • mechanical NEC 996.1
          • cardiac (see also Complications, mechanical, by type) 996.00
      • following infusion, perfusion, or transfusion 999.2
      • postoperative NEC 997.2
  • Fistula (sinus) 686.9
    • arteriovenous (acquired) 447.0
      • brain 437.3
        • congenital 747.81
          • ruptured (see also Hemorrhage, subarachnoid) 430
        • ruptured (see also Hemorrhage, subarachnoid) 430
      • cerebral 437.3
      • congenital (peripheral) 747.60
      • coronary 414.19
      • heart 414.19
      • pulmonary (vessels) 417.0
      • surgically created (for dialysis) V45.11
        • complication NEC 996.73
          • atherosclerosis - see Arteriosclerosis, extremities
          • embolism 996.74
          • infection or inflammation 996.62
          • mechanical 996.1
          • occlusion NEC 996.74
          • thrombus 996.74
      • traumatic - see Injury, blood vessel, by site
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