Z46.51

Quick facts

Code

Z46.51

Type

Billable code

ICD-10-CM chapter

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

Category

Z46 — Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices

Specificity

5 characters

ICD-10-CM Z46.51 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 gastric lap band. 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.