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Z52

Donors of organs and tissues

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 9 more specific codes instead:

  • Z52.0 Blood donor (also a header)
  • Z52.1 Skin donor (also a header)
  • Z52.2 Bone donor (also a header)
  • Z52.3 Bone marrow donor
  • Z52.4 Kidney donor
  • Z52.5 Cornea donor
  • Z52.6 Liver donor
  • Z52.8 Donor of other specified organs or tissues (also a header)
  • Z52.9 Donor of unspecified organ or tissue

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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Donors of organs and tissues

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.

This code

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • cadaveric donor - omit code
  • examination of potential donor (Z00.5)

Includes

  • autologous and other living donors

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