Z44.111

Quick facts

Code

Z44.111

Type

Billable code

ICD-10-CM chapter

Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Category

Z44 — Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device

Specificity

6 characters

ICD-10-CM Z44.111 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete right artificial leg. 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.