Z45.010

Quick facts

Code

Z45.010

Type

Billable code

ICD-10-CM chapter

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

Category

Z45 — Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted device

Specificity

6 characters

ICD-10-CM Z45.010 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of encounter for checking and testing of cardiac pacemaker pulse generator [battery]. 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.