Z46.5

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and device

Non-billable header

Z46.5 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from Z46)

  • removal or replacement of other 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.

  • encounter for attention to artificial openings of digestive tract (Z43.1-Z43.4)
  • malfunction or other complications of device - see Alphabetical Index (from Z46)

Excludes2

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

  • follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09) (from Z46)
  • encounter for fitting and management of implanted devices (Z45.-) (from Z46)
  • issue of repeat prescription only (Z76.0) (from Z46)
  • presence of prosthetic and other devices (Z95-Z97) (from Z46)

Parent code

  • Z46Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devicesHeader

More specific codes Z46.5

  • Z46.51Encounter for fitting and adjustment of gastric lap bandBillable
  • Z46.59Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and deviceBillable

Related codes

  • Z46.0Encounter for fitting and adjustment of spectacles and contact lensesBillable
  • Z46.1Encounter for fitting and adjustment of hearing aidBillable
  • Z46.2Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices related to nervous system and special sensesBillable
  • Z46.3Encounter for fitting and adjustment of dental prosthetic deviceBillable
  • Z46.4Encounter for fitting and adjustment of orthodontic deviceBillable
  • Z46.6Encounter for fitting and adjustment of urinary deviceBillable
  • Z46.8Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other specified devicesHeader
  • Z46.9Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified deviceBillable

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