T86.818
BillableOther complications of lung transplant
Last updated: FY2026 ICD-10-CM (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026) | CMS-HCC V28 (100% phase-in, PY2026)
Is T86.818 an HCC code?
Yes. T86.818 maps to Lung Transplant Status/Complications under the CMS-HCC V28 risk adjustment model (and Major Organ Transplant or Replacement Status under V24).
HCC Category Mapping
RAF weights shown are the community, non-dual, aged base weights from the CMS risk adjustment model file. Actual per-patient RAF contribution depends on member segment, interactions, and the model year used by the payer. V28 is the CMS-HCC model phased in over payment years 2024–2026; V24 remains in use during the transition and for historical data.
MEAT Criteria for T86.818
For T86.818 to count as a valid HCC diagnosis in a given encounter, the provider's documentation must show MEAT: Monitor, Evaluate, Assess, or Treat. A diagnosis from a prior year does not carry forward automatically — it has to be re-documented and supported each calendar year.
- MMonitor: signs, symptoms, disease progression, or lab trending documented in the note
- EEvaluate: test results, medication response, or physical findings reviewed by the provider
- AAssess: explicit mention in the assessment or plan with acknowledgment of status
- TTreat: medication, referral, procedure, therapy, or counseling tied to the diagnosis
Only one of M/E/A/T is required to support the code, but the documentation must be specific enough to show that the provider actually addressed T86.818 during that encounter — not just copy-forwarded from a problem list.
What This Code Means
T86.818 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other complications of lung transplant. Other complications of lung transplant not classified elsewhere, such as bleeding, stenosis, or bronchiolitis obliterans. T86.818 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (s00-t88), within the section covering complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (t80-t88).
Under the CMS-HCC V28 risk adjustment model, T86.818 maps to Lung Transplant Status/Complications (HCC 276) with a community, non-dual, aged base RAF weight of 0.193. Under the older CMS-HCC V24 model, T86.818 maps to Major Organ Transplant or Replacement Status (HCC 186) with a community, non-dual, aged base RAF weight of 0.910. V28 is the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model that reached 100% phase-in for payment year 2026, replacing V24 which was used during the PY2024–PY2025 transition.
Use this code only when the specific complication is not captured by codes T86.810-T86.812. Because T86.818 maps to a payment HCC, the provider's documentation must satisfy MEAT criteria (Monitor, Evaluate, Assess, or Treat) for the encounter to count toward the patient's Medicare Advantage risk adjustment score. When documentation is ambiguous, coders should issue a provider query rather than assume the highest-specificity variant.
HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, RAF weights, and MEAT documentation criteria for T86.818 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.
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Clinical Significance
Other lung transplant complications encompass various non-rejection, non-failure, non-infectious complications such as bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, anastomotic complications, or bleeding. These complications significantly impact patient outcomes and require specialized management.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Clear documentation of lung transplant history
- ✓Specific identification of the type of complication present
- ✓Clinical evidence supporting the complication (imaging, pulmonary function, bronchoscopy)
- ✓Exclusion of rejection, failure, and infection as primary causes
- ✓Symptom documentation related to the specific complication
- ✓Treatment modalities being employed for the complication
- ✓Physician assessment confirming transplant-related etiology
- ✓Functional impact assessment of the complication