Z95.812

Presence of fully implantable artificial heart

Billable / specificHCC V28 223POA exempt

Z95.812 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 Z95)

  • 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.

  • complications of cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts (T82.-) (from Z95)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09) (from Z95)

Also known as

  • Dependence, on artificial heart
  • Presence, artificial, heart
  • Presence, implanted device, heart
  • Replacement by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of, heart
  • Status, organ replacement, by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of, heart

Parent code

  • Z95.81Presence of other cardiac implants and graftsHeader

Related codes

  • Z95.810Presence of automatic (implantable) cardiac defibrillatorBillable
  • Z95.811Presence of heart assist deviceBillable
  • Z95.818Presence of other cardiac implants and graftsBillable

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