Is Z43.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Z43.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Z43.0 sit in the tabular list?

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53).

Z43.0

Z43.0 — Encounter for attention to tracheostomy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z43.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for attention to tracheostomy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

Z43.0 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

HCC 211 Respirator Dependence/Tracheostomy Status/Complications0.879 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.

Medicare coverage

Z43.0 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies — 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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How Z43.0 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z43.0.

Attention›tracheostomy
Admission›attention to artificial opening›tracheostomy
Tracheostomy›status›attention to
Attention›artificial›opening›trachea

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Z43. If Z43.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Z43.0

Is Z43.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Z43.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Z43.0 sit in the tabular list?: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53).