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Z40.00

Z40.00: Encounter for prophylactic removal of unspecified organ

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

Z40.00 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for prophylactic removal of unspecified organ. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z40.00 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z40.00

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z40: Encounter for prophylactic surgery

  • organ donations (Z52.-)
  • therapeutic organ removal-code to condition

Other codes that can never be billed with Z40.00

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • Z29Encounter for other prophylactic measures

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Prophylactic›organ removal(for neoplasia management)
  • Admission›prophylactic›organ removal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z40.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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