kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Code

Z44.122

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial left leg

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Hierarchy

  • Z00-Z99 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
    • Z40-Z53 Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
      • Z44 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device
        • Z44.1 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial leg
          • Z44.12 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial leg
            • Z44.121 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial right leg
            • Z44.122 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial left leg
            • Z44.129 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial leg, unspecified leg

Notes

Z00-Z99

  • 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:
  • (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.

Inclusion Terms

Z40-Z53

  • 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

Includes

Z44

  • removal or replacement of external prosthetic device

Excludes 1

Z44

  • malfunction or other complications of device - see Alphabetical Index
  • presence of prosthetic device (Z97.-)
    • Z97 Presence of other devices

Excludes 2

Z40-Z53

  • follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09)