Z53.20

Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for unspecified reasons

Billable / specific

Z53.20 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 Z53)

  • 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.

Excludes2

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

  • follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09) (from Z53)

Also known as

  • Canceled procedure, because of, patient's decision
  • Procedure, not done, because of, patient's decision
  • Refusal of, treatment

Parent code

  • Z53.2Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other and unspecified reasonsHeader

Related codes

  • Z53.21Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care providerBillable
  • Z53.29Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other reasonsBillable

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