ICD-10-CM Code Z89.9
Acquired absence of limb, unspecified
BILLABLE
POA Exempt
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.POA Exempt Code
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires medical coders to indicate whether or not a condition was present at the time of admission, in order to properly assign MS-DRG codes. This "Present On Admission" (POA) indicator is recorded on CMS form 4010A.Z89.9 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of acquired absence of limb, unspecified. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
POA Indicators on CMS form 4010A are as follows:
Indicator | Meaning | CMS Will Pay CC/MCC DRG Costs |
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Y | Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission | Yes |
N | Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission | No |
U | Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. | No |
W | Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. | Yes |
1 | Exempt from POA reporting | No |
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #951 - Other factors influencing health status.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Deep full thickness burn of the thigh, with loss of body part (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Z89.9 - Acquired absence of limb, unspecified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Z89.9. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Amputee(bilateral) (old) (Z89.9)
Equivalent ICD-9 Codes GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
Unspecified level upper limb amputation status
(approximate match)
Unspecified level lower limb amputation status
(approximate match)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code Z89.9 and a single ICD9 code, V49.70 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: Z89 - Acquired absence of limb