ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z43
Encounter for attention to artificial openings
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
- Z43
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z43
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z43 is a category (header) for encounter for attention to artificial openings. 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 Z43
- Z43.0Encounter for attention to tracheostomy
- Z43.1Encounter for attention to gastrostomy
- Z43.2Encounter for attention to ileostomy
- Z43.3Encounter for attention to colostomy
- Z43.4Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of digestive tract
- Z43.5Encounter for attention to cystostomy
- Z43.6Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract
- Z43.7Encounter for attention to artificial vagina
- Z43.8Encounter for attention to other artificial openings
- Z43.9Encounter for attention to unspecified artificial opening
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