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Z40 Non-Billable Code

Encounter for prophylactic surgery

Chapter Classification

Chapter 21 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)

Section Detail

Z40-Z53 Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes1
  • organ donations (Z52.-)
  • therapeutic organ removal-code to condition

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • Z40.0 - Encounter for prophylactic surgery for risk factors related to malignant neoplasms
  • Z40.8 - Encounter for other prophylactic surgery
  • Z40.9 - Encounter for prophylactic surgery, unspecified Billable

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