ICD-10-CM › Z00-Z99 › Z77-Z99 › Z96 Presence of other functional implants › Z96.8

Z96.8

Presence of other specified 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 3 more specific codes instead:

  • Z96.81 Presence of artificial skin
  • Z96.82 Presence of neurostimulator
  • Z96.89 Presence of other specified functional implants

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 specified 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.

Inherited from Z96 Presence of other functional implants

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)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
Z96.0 Presence of urogenital implants Valid
Z96.1 Presence of intraocular lens Valid
Z96.2 Presence of otological and audiological implants Not billable
Z96.3 Presence of artificial larynx Valid
Z96.4 Presence of endocrine implants Not billable
Z96.5 Presence of tooth-root and mandibular implants Valid
Z96.6 Presence of orthopedic joint implants Not billable
Z96.7 Presence of other bone and tendon implants Valid
Z96.9 Presence of functional implant, unspecified Valid