ICD-10-CM › Z00-Z99 › Z77-Z99 › Z97 Presence of other devices › Z97.1
Presence of artificial limb (complete) (partial)
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 7 more specific codes instead:
- Z97.10 Presence of artificial limb (complete) (partial), unspecified
- Z97.11 Presence of artificial right arm (complete) (partial)
- Z97.12 Presence of artificial left arm (complete) (partial)
- Z97.13 Presence of artificial right leg (complete) (partial)
- Z97.14 Presence of artificial left leg (complete) (partial)
- Z97.15 Presence of artificial arms, bilateral (complete) (partial)
- Z97.16 Presence of artificial legs, bilateral (complete) (partial)
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 Presence of artificial limb (complete) (partial)
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 Z97 Presence of other devices
Excludes1 - never coded here
- complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
Excludes2 - not included here
- fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
- presence of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device (Z98.2)
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)
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.
- Status
- Postsurgery status
- Presence > bone > joint
- Presence > joint implant > hip
- Presence > joint implant > knee
- Presence > joint implant > ankle
- Presence > joint implant > elbow
- Presence > joint implant > wrist
- Presence > joint implant > finger
- Presence > joint implant > shoulder
- Presence > orthopedic-joint implant
- Replacement by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of > limb
- Replacement by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of > joint > hip
- Replacement by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of > joint > knee
- Status > organ replacement > by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of > limbs
- Status > organ replacement > by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of > joint > hip
- Status > organ replacement > by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of > joint > knee
- Presence > artificial > limb
- Presence > artificial > limb > arm
- Presence > artificial > limb > leg
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Z97.0 | Presence of artificial eye | Valid |
| Z97.2 | Presence of dental prosthetic device (complete) (partial) | Valid |
| Z97.3 | Presence of spectacles and contact lenses | Valid |
| Z97.4 | Presence of external hearing-aid | Valid |
| Z97.5 | Presence of (intrauterine) contraceptive device | Valid |
| Z97.8 | Presence of other specified devices | Valid |