Instruction Source: Z97.11
Presence of artificial right arm (complete) (partial)
Instruction Source: Z97.1
Presence of artificial limb (complete) (partial)
Instruction Source: Z97
Presence of other devices
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
- presence of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device (Z98.2)
Instruction Source: Z77-Z99
Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)
Instruction Source: Z00-Z99
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Clinical Notes
- (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
- (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
- Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways: