Z43

Encounter for attention to artificial openings

Non-billable header

Z43 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • closure of artificial openings
  • passage of sounds or bougies through artificial openings
  • reforming artificial openings
  • removal of catheter from artificial openings
  • toilet or cleansing of artificial openings
  • 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.

Applicable to

  • Categories Z40-Z53 are intended for use to indicate a reason for care. They may be used for patients who have already been treated for a disease or injury, but who are receiving aftercare or prophylactic care, or care to consolidate the treatment, or to deal with a residual state

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09)
  • fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)

Also known as

  • Categories Z40-Z53 are intended for use to indicate a reason for care. They may be used for patients who have already been treated for a disease or injury, but who are receiving aftercare or prophylactic care, or care to consolidate the treatment, or to deal with a residual state

More specific codes Z43

  • 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

Related codes

  • Z40Encounter for prophylactic surgeryHeader
  • Z41Encounter for procedures for purposes other than remedying health stateHeader
  • Z42Encounter for plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injuryHeader
  • Z44Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic deviceHeader
  • Z45Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted deviceHeader
  • Z46Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devicesHeader
  • Z47Orthopedic aftercareHeader
  • Z48Encounter for other postprocedural aftercareHeader
  • Z49Encounter for care involving renal dialysisHeader
  • Z51Encounter for other aftercare and medical careHeader
  • Z52Donors of organs and tissuesHeader
  • Z53Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried outHeader

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