ICD-10-CM Code Z43
Encounter for attention to artificial openings
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code Z43 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of Z43 that describes the diagnosis 'encounter for attention to artificial openings' in more detail.
- Z43 Encounter for attention to artificial openings NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE 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
Coding Notes for Z43 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - 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
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Artificial opening status only, without need for care - instead, use code Z93.-
- Complications of external stoma (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-) - instead, use code J95.0-
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices - instead, use Section Z44-Z46
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Z43 - Encounter for attention to artificial openings'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Z43. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.