ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z40.81
Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of ovary(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Quick facts
- Code
- Z40.81
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z40 — Encounter for prophylactic surgery
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z40.81 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of ovary(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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
- Z40.8Encounter for other prophylactic surgery
- 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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