Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other specified devices

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

Z46.81 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of insulin pump
Z46.82 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of non-vascular catheter
Z46.89 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other specified devices

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other specified devices

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 Z46 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices

Excludes1 - never coded here

malfunction or other complications of device - see Alphabetical Index

Excludes2 - not included here

encounter for fitting and management of implanted devices (Z45.-)
issue of repeat prescription only (Z76.0)
presence of prosthetic and other devices (Z95-Z97)

Includes

removal or replacement of other device

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

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Z46.0	Encounter for fitting and adjustment of spectacles and contact lenses	Valid
Z46.1	Encounter for fitting and adjustment of hearing aid	Valid
Z46.2	Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices related to nervous system and special senses	Valid
Z46.3	Encounter for fitting and adjustment of dental prosthetic device	Valid
Z46.4	Encounter for fitting and adjustment of orthodontic device	Valid
Z46.5	Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and device	Not billable
Z46.6	Encounter for fitting and adjustment of urinary device	Valid
Z46.9	Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified device	Valid