Z45.3

Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted devices of the special senses

Non-billable header

Z45.3 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from Z45)

  • removal or replacement of implanted 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.

  • malfunction or other complications of device - see Alphabetical Index (from Z45)

Excludes2

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

  • follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09) (from Z45)
  • encounter for fitting and adjustment of non-implanted device (Z46.-) (from Z45)

Parent code

  • Z45Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted deviceHeader

More specific codes Z45.3

  • Z45.31Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted visual substitution deviceBillable
  • Z45.32Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted hearing deviceHeader

Related codes

  • Z45.0Encounter for adjustment and management of cardiac deviceHeader
  • Z45.1Encounter for adjustment and management of infusion pumpBillable
  • Z45.2Encounter for adjustment and management of vascular access deviceBillable
  • Z45.4Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted nervous system deviceHeader
  • Z45.8Encounter for adjustment and management of other implanted devicesHeader
  • Z45.9Encounter for adjustment and management of unspecified implanted deviceBillable

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