Encounter for prophylactic surgery for risk factors related to malignant neoplasms
Non-billable header
Z40.0 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Admission for prophylactic organ removal
Includes (from Z40)
- Note: Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
- Note: (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
- Note: (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify risk factor, such as genetic susceptibility to malignant neoplasm Z15.-
Also known as
- Admission for prophylactic organ removal
Parent code
- Z40Encounter for prophylactic surgeryHeader
More specific codes Z40.0
- 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