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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z44
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z44
Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- Z44 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- Short description: Encounter for fit/adjst of external prosthetic device
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM Z44 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z44 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z44 may differ.
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as Z44. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
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"Includes" further defines, or give examples of, the content of the code or category.
- removal or replacement of external prosthetic device
The following code(s) above
Z44 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
Z44:
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Z44
Z43.0 Encounter for attention to tracheostomy
Z43.1 Encounter for attention to gastrostomy
Z43.2 Encounter for attention to ileostomy
Z43.3 Encounter for attention to colostomy
Z43.4 Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of digestive tract
Z43.5 Encounter for attention to cystostomy
Z43.6 Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract
Z43.7 Encounter for attention to artificial vagina
Z43.8 Encounter for attention to other artificial openings
Z43.9 Encounter for attention to unspecified artificial opening
Z44
Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device
Z44.0 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial arm
Z44.00 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial arm
Z44.001 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified right artificial arm
Z44.002 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified left artificial arm
Z44.01 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial arm
Z44.011 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete right artificial arm
Z44.012 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete left artificial arm
Z44.02 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial arm
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.