Z43 Non-Billable Code
Encounter for attention to artificial openings
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
includes
- closure of artificial openings
- passage of sounds or bougies through artificial openings
- reforming artificial openings
- removal of catheter from artificial openings
- toilet or cleansing of artificial openings
excludes1
- complications of external stoma (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
excludes2
- fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- Z43.0 - Encounter for attention to tracheostomy Billable
- Z43.1 - Encounter for attention to gastrostomy Billable
- Z43.2 - Encounter for attention to ileostomy Billable
- Z43.3 - Encounter for attention to colostomy Billable
- Z43.4 - Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of digestive tract Billable
- Z43.5 - Encounter for attention to cystostomy Billable
- Z43.6 - Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract Billable
- Z43.7 - Encounter for attention to artificial vagina Billable
- Z43.8 - Encounter for attention to other artificial openings Billable
- Z43.9 - Encounter for attention to unspecified artificial opening Billable
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