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Z45.09

Z45.09: Encounter for adjustment and management of other cardiac device

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z45.09 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for adjustment and management of other cardiac device. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z45.09

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z45: Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted device

  • malfunction or other complications of device - see Alphabetical Index

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z45.09

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Z45: Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted device

  • encounter for fitting and adjustment of non-implanted device (Z46.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z45.09 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56602Billing and Coding: Cardiac Rhythm Device Evaluation
  • A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Interrogation›cardiac recorder(event) (loop)
  • Admission›adjustment›device NEC›implanted›cardiac

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z45.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.