Z44.9
Z44.9: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified external prosthetic device
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z44.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified external prosthetic device. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z44.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Fitting›prosthesis(external)
- Management›prosthesis(external)
- Admission›adjustment›prosthesis
- Admission›fitting›prosthesis
- Fitting›device NOS›prosthetic(external)
- Removal›external›prosthesis, prosthetic device
- Admission›adjustment›device NEC›prosthetic
- Admission›fitting›device NEC›prosthetic
- Encounter›removal›external›prosthesis, prosthetic device
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under Z44
- Z44.0Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial arm
- Z44.1Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial leg
- Z44.2Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial eye
- Z44.3Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis
- Z44.8Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other external prosthetic devices