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Z96

Presence of other functional implants

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 10 more specific codes instead:

  • Z96.0 Presence of urogenital implants
  • Z96.1 Presence of intraocular lens
  • Z96.2 Presence of otological and audiological implants (also a header)
  • Z96.3 Presence of artificial larynx
  • Z96.4 Presence of endocrine implants (also a header)
  • Z96.5 Presence of tooth-root and mandibular implants
  • Z96.6 Presence of orthopedic joint implants (also a header)
  • Z96.7 Presence of other bone and tendon implants
  • Z96.8 Presence of other specified functional implants (also a header)
  • Z96.9 Presence of functional implant, unspecified

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 Presence of other functional implants

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

Excludes2 - not included here

  • complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
  • fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)

Inherited from the Z77-Z99 section Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)

Code also

  • any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)