Z45.320
Z45.320 — Encounter for adjustment and management of bone conduction device
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z45.320 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for adjustment and management of bone conduction device. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
Z45.320 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How Z45.320 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 Z45.320.
- Management›bone conduction hearing device(implanted)
- Admission›adjustment›device NEC›implanted›hearing device›bone conduction
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z45.32. If Z45.320 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Z45.320
- Is Z45.320 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Z45.320 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Z45.320 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).