Z44

Z44: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Z44 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

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

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

removal or replacement of external prosthetic device

Other codes that can never be billed with Z44

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

Z09Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other than malignant neoplasm

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Z44

6 child codes. Green means billable.