ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z40.8
Encounter for other prophylactic surgery
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- Z40.8
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z40 — Encounter for prophylactic surgery
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z40.8 is a category (header) for encounter for other prophylactic surgery. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in Z40
- Z40Encounter for prophylactic surgery
- Z40.0Encounter for prophylactic surgery for risk factors related to malignant neoplasms
- Z40.00Encounter for prophylactic removal of unspecified organ
- Z40.01Encounter for prophylactic removal of breast
- Z40.02Encounter for prophylactic removal of ovary(s)
- Z40.03Encounter for prophylactic removal of fallopian tube(s)
- Z40.09Encounter for prophylactic removal of other organ
- Z40.81Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of ovary(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors
- Z40.82Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of fallopian tube(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors
- Z40.89Encounter for other prophylactic surgery
- Z40.9Encounter for prophylactic surgery, unspecified
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