Z46.82

Quick facts

Code

Z46.82

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 Z46.82 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 non-vascular catheter. 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.