Z43.8

Encounter for attention to other artificial openings

Billable / specificHCC V28 463POA exempt

Z43.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from Z43)

  • 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.

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) (from Z43)
  • fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46) (from Z43)

Also known as

  • Admission, attention to artificial opening, specified site NEC
  • Attention, artificial, opening, specified NEC

Parent code

  • Z43Encounter for attention to artificial openingsHeader

Related codes

  • 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
  • Z43.9Encounter for attention to unspecified artificial openingBillable

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