ICD-10-CM › Z00-Z99 › Z40-Z53 › Z40.8 Encounter for other prophylactic surgery › Z40.82

Z40.82

Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of fallopian tube(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2026 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2026 to now.

  1. FY2026 Added to the code set Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of fallopian tube(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from Z40 Encounter for prophylactic surgery

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • organ donations (Z52.-)
  • therapeutic organ removal-code to condition

Inherited from the Z40-Z53 section Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09)

Also known as

  • Categories Z40-Z53 are intended for use to indicate a reason for care. They may be used for patients who have already been treated for a disease or injury, but who are receiving aftercare or prophylactic care, or care to consolidate the treatment, or to deal with a residual state

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
Z40.81 Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of ovary(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors Valid
Z40.89 Encounter for other prophylactic surgery Valid