About Section Z40-Z53

Section Z40-Z53 covers Encounters for other specific health care within Chapter 21 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List. This section includes diagnosis codes ranging from Z40 to Z53. Each code below includes its description, billable status, and links to detailed coding guidelines.
Diagnosis Codes 221 entries
Z40Encounter for prophylactic surgeryNon-Billable›Z40.0Encounter for prophylactic surgery for risk factors related to malignant neoplasmsNon-Billable›Z40.00Encounter for prophylactic removal of unspecified organBillable›Z40.01Encounter for prophylactic removal of breastBillable›Z40.02Encounter for prophylactic removal of ovary(s)Billable›Z40.03Encounter for prophylactic removal of fallopian tube(s)Billable›Z40.09Encounter for prophylactic removal of other organBillable›Z40.8Encounter for other prophylactic surgeryNon-Billable›Z40.81Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of ovary(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factorsBillable›Z40.82Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of fallopian tube(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factorsBillable›Z40.89Encounter for other prophylactic surgeryBillable›Z40.9Encounter for prophylactic surgery, unspecifiedBillable›Z41Encounter for procedures for purposes other than remedying health stateNon-Billable›Z41.1Encounter for cosmetic surgeryBillable›Z41.2Encounter for routine and ritual male circumcisionBillable›Z41.3Encounter for ear piercingBillable›Z41.8Encounter for other procedures for purposes other than remedying health stateBillable›Z41.9Encounter for procedure for purposes other than remedying health state, unspecifiedBillable›Z42Encounter for plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injuryNon-Billable›Z42.1Encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomyBillable›Z42.8Encounter for other plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injuryBillable›Z43Encounter for attention to artificial openingsNon-Billable›Z43.0Encounter for attention to tracheostomyBillable›Z43.1Encounter for attention to gastrostomyBillable›Z43.2Encounter for attention to ileostomyBillable›Z43.3Encounter for attention to colostomyBillable›Z43.4Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of digestive tractBillable›Z43.5Encounter for attention to cystostomyBillable›Z43.6Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tractBillable›Z43.7Encounter for attention to artificial vaginaBillable›Z43.8Encounter for attention to other artificial openingsBillable›Z43.9Encounter for attention to unspecified artificial openingBillable›Z44Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic deviceNon-Billable›Z44.0Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial armNon-Billable›Z44.00Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial armNon-Billable›Z44.001Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified right artificial armBillable›Z44.002Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified left artificial armBillable›Z44.009Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial arm, unspecified armBillable›Z44.01Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial armNon-Billable›Z44.011Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete right artificial armBillable›Z44.012Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete left artificial armBillable›Z44.019Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial arm, unspecified armBillable›Z44.02Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial armNon-Billable›Z44.021Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial right armBillable›Z44.022Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial left armBillable›Z44.029Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial arm, unspecified armBillable›Z44.1Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial legNon-Billable›Z44.10Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial legNon-Billable›Z44.101Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified right artificial legBillable›Z44.102Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified left artificial legBillable›Z44.109Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial leg, unspecified legBillable›Z44.11Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial legNon-Billable›Z44.111Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete right artificial legBillable›Z44.112Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete left artificial legBillable›Z44.119Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial leg, unspecified legBillable›Z44.12Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial legNon-Billable›Z44.121Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial right legBillable›Z44.122Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial left legBillable›Z44.129Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial leg, unspecified legBillable›Z44.2Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial eyeNon-Billable›Z44.20Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial eye, unspecifiedBillable›Z44.21Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial right eyeBillable›Z44.22Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial left eyeBillable›Z44.3Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesisNon-Billable›Z44.30Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis, unspecified breastBillable›Z44.31Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external right breast prosthesisBillable›Z44.32Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external left breast prosthesisBillable›Z44.8Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other external prosthetic devicesBillable›Z44.9Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified external prosthetic deviceBillable›Z45Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted deviceNon-Billable›Z45.0Encounter for adjustment and management of cardiac deviceNon-Billable›Z45.01Encounter for adjustment and management of cardiac pacemakerNon-Billable›Z45.010Encounter for checking and testing of cardiac pacemaker pulse generator [battery]Billable›Z45.018Encounter for adjustment and management of other part of cardiac pacemakerBillable›Z45.02Encounter for adjustment and management of automatic implantable cardiac defibrillatorBillable›Z45.09Encounter for adjustment and management of other cardiac deviceBillable›Z45.1Encounter for adjustment and management of infusion pumpBillable›Z45.2Encounter for adjustment and management of vascular access deviceBillable›Z45.3Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted devices of the special sensesNon-Billable›Z45.31Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted visual substitution deviceBillable›Z45.32Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted hearing deviceNon-Billable›Z45.320Encounter for adjustment and management of bone conduction deviceBillable›Z45.321Encounter for adjustment and management of cochlear deviceBillable›Z45.328Encounter for adjustment and management of other implanted hearing deviceBillable›Z45.4Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted nervous system deviceNon-Billable›Z45.41Encounter for adjustment and management of cerebrospinal fluid drainage deviceBillable›Z45.42Encounter for adjustment and management of neurostimulatorBillable›Z45.49Encounter for adjustment and management of other implanted nervous system deviceBillable›Z45.8Encounter for adjustment and management of other implanted devicesNon-Billable›Z45.81Encounter for adjustment or removal of breast implantNon-Billable›Z45.811Encounter for adjustment or removal of right breast implantBillable›Z45.812Encounter for adjustment or removal of left breast implantBillable›Z45.819Encounter for adjustment or removal of unspecified breast implantBillable›Z45.82Encounter for adjustment or removal of myringotomy device (stent) (tube)Billable›Z45.89Encounter for adjustment and management of other implanted devicesBillable›Z45.9Encounter for adjustment and management of unspecified implanted deviceBillable›Z46Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devicesNon-Billable›Z46.0Encounter for fitting and adjustment of spectacles and contact lensesBillable›Z46.1Encounter for fitting and adjustment of hearing aidBillable›Z46.2Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices related to nervous system and special sensesBillable›Z46.3Encounter for fitting and adjustment of dental prosthetic deviceBillable›Z46.4Encounter for fitting and adjustment of orthodontic deviceBillable›Z46.5Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and deviceNon-Billable›Z46.51Encounter for fitting and adjustment of gastric lap bandBillable›Z46.59Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and deviceBillable›Z46.6Encounter for fitting and adjustment of urinary deviceBillable›Z46.8Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other specified devicesNon-Billable›Z46.81Encounter for fitting and adjustment of insulin pumpBillable›Z46.82Encounter for fitting and adjustment of non-vascular catheterBillable›Z46.89Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other specified devicesBillable›Z46.9Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified deviceBillable›Z47Orthopedic aftercareNon-Billable›Z47.1Aftercare following joint replacement surgeryBillable›Z47.2Encounter for removal of internal fixation deviceBillable›Z47.3Aftercare following explantation of joint prosthesisNon-Billable›Z47.31Aftercare following explantation of shoulder joint prosthesisBillable›Z47.32Aftercare following explantation of hip joint prosthesisBillable›Z47.33Aftercare following explantation of knee joint prosthesisBillable›Z47.8Encounter for other orthopedic aftercareNon-Billable›Z47.81Encounter for orthopedic aftercare following surgical amputationBillable›Z47.82Encounter for orthopedic aftercare following scoliosis surgeryBillable›Z47.89Encounter for other orthopedic aftercareBillable›Z48Encounter for other postprocedural aftercareNon-Billable›Z48.0Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drainsNon-Billable›Z48.00Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressingBillable›Z48.01Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressingBillable›Z48.02Encounter for removal of suturesBillable›Z48.03Encounter for change or removal of drainsBillable›Z48.1Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closureBillable›Z48.2Encounter for aftercare following organ transplantNon-Billable›Z48.21Encounter for aftercare following heart transplantBillable›Z48.22Encounter for aftercare following kidney transplantBillable›Z48.23Encounter for aftercare following liver transplantBillable›Z48.24Encounter for aftercare following lung transplantBillable›Z48.28Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplantNon-Billable›Z48.280Encounter for aftercare following heart-lung transplantBillable›Z48.288Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplantBillable›Z48.29Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplantNon-Billable›Z48.290Encounter for aftercare following bone marrow transplantBillable›Z48.298Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplantBillable›Z48.3Aftercare following surgery for neoplasmBillable›Z48.8Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercareNon-Billable›Z48.81Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systemsNon-Billable›Z48.810Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organsBillable›Z48.811Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous systemBillable›Z48.812Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory systemBillable›Z48.813Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the respiratory systemBillable›Z48.814Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the teeth or oral cavityBillable›Z48.815Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive systemBillable›Z48.816Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary systemBillable›Z48.817Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissueBillable›Z48.89Encounter for other specified surgical aftercareBillable›Z49Encounter for care involving renal dialysisNon-Billable›Z49.0Preparatory care for renal dialysisNon-Billable›Z49.01Encounter for fitting and adjustment of extracorporeal dialysis catheterBillable›Z49.02Encounter for fitting and adjustment of peritoneal dialysis catheterBillable›Z49.3Encounter for adequacy testing for dialysisNon-Billable›Z49.31Encounter for adequacy testing for hemodialysisBillable›Z49.32Encounter for adequacy testing for peritoneal dialysisBillable›Z51Encounter for other aftercare and medical careNon-Billable›Z51.0Encounter for antineoplastic radiation therapyBillable›Z51.1Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy and immunotherapyNon-Billable›Z51.11Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapyBillable›Z51.12Encounter for antineoplastic immunotherapyBillable›Z51.5Encounter for palliative careBillable›Z51.6Encounter for desensitization to allergensBillable›Z51.8Encounter for other specified aftercareNon-Billable›Z51.81Encounter for therapeutic drug level monitoringBillable›Z51.89Encounter for other specified aftercareBillable›Z51.AEncounter for sepsis aftercareBillable›Z52Donors of organs and tissuesNon-Billable›Z52.0Blood donorNon-Billable›Z52.00Unspecified blood donorNon-Billable›Z52.000Unspecified donor, whole bloodBillable›Z52.001Unspecified donor, stem cellsBillable›Z52.008Unspecified donor, other bloodBillable›Z52.01Autologous blood donorNon-Billable›Z52.010Autologous donor, whole bloodBillable›Z52.011Autologous donor, stem cellsBillable›Z52.018Autologous donor, other bloodBillable›Z52.09Other blood donorNon-Billable›Z52.090Other blood donor, whole bloodBillable›Z52.091Other blood donor, stem cellsBillable›Z52.098Other blood donor, other bloodBillable›Z52.1Skin donorNon-Billable›Z52.10Skin donor, unspecifiedBillable›Z52.11Skin donor, autologousBillable›Z52.19Skin donor, otherBillable›Z52.2Bone donorNon-Billable›Z52.20Bone donor, unspecifiedBillable›Z52.21Bone donor, autologousBillable›Z52.29Bone donor, otherBillable›Z52.3Bone marrow donorBillable›Z52.4Kidney donorBillable›Z52.5Cornea donorBillable›Z52.6Liver donorBillable›Z52.8Donor of other specified organs or tissuesNon-Billable›Z52.81Egg (Oocyte) donorNon-Billable›Z52.810Egg (Oocyte) donor under age 35, anonymous recipientBillable›Z52.811Egg (Oocyte) donor under age 35, designated recipientBillable›Z52.812Egg (Oocyte) donor age 35 and over, anonymous recipientBillable›Z52.813Egg (Oocyte) donor age 35 and over, designated recipientBillable›Z52.819Egg (Oocyte) donor, unspecifiedBillable›Z52.89Donor of other specified organs or tissuesBillable›Z52.9Donor of unspecified organ or tissueBillable›Z53Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried outNon-Billable›Z53.0Procedure and treatment not carried out because of contraindicationNon-Billable›Z53.01Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient smokingBillable›Z53.09Procedure and treatment not carried out because of other contraindicationBillable›Z53.1Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for reasons of belief and group pressureBillable›Z53.2Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other and unspecified reasonsNon-Billable›Z53.20Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for unspecified reasonsBillable›Z53.21Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care providerBillable›Z53.29Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other reasonsBillable›Z53.3Procedure converted to open procedureNon-Billable›Z53.31Laparoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedureBillable›Z53.32Thoracoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedureBillable›Z53.33Arthroscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedureBillable›Z53.39Other specified procedure converted to open procedureBillable›Z53.8Procedure and treatment not carried out for other reasonsBillable›Z53.9Procedure and treatment not carried out, unspecified reasonBillable›