Z90.41

Acquired absence of pancreas

Non-billable header

Z90.41 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from Z90)

  • postprocedural or post-traumatic loss of body part NEC
  • 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.

  • congenital absence - see Alphabetical Index (from Z90)

Excludes2

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

  • postprocedural absence of endocrine glands (E89.-) (from Z90)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any associated:
  • diabetes mellitus, postpancreatectomy (E13.-)
  • insulin use (Z79.4)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (K86.81)
  • any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09) (from Z90)

Parent code

  • Z90.4Acquired absence of other specified parts of digestive tractHeader

More specific codes Z90.41

  • Z90.410Acquired total absence of pancreasBillable
  • Z90.411Acquired partial absence of pancreasBillable

Related codes

  • Z90.49Acquired absence of other specified parts of digestive tractBillable

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