Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external left breast prosthesis
Billable / specificPOA exempt
Z44.32 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 Z44)
- removal or replacement of external prosthetic device
- 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.
- complications of breast implant (T85.4-) (from Z44.3)
- encounter for adjustment or removal of breast implant (Z45.81-) (from Z44.3)
- encounter for initial breast implant insertion for cosmetic breast augmentation (Z41.1) (from Z44.3)
- encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy (Z42.1) (from Z44.3)
- malfunction or other complications of device - see Alphabetical Index (from Z44)
- presence of prosthetic device (Z97.-) (from Z44)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Parent code
- Z44.3Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesisHeader