Z46.2

Z46.2: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices related to nervous system and special senses

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z46.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices related to nervous system and special senses. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z46.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

encounter for adjustment and management of implanted nervous system device (Z45.4-)
encounter for adjustment and management of implanted visual substitution device (Z45.31)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z46.2

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z46: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices

malfunction or other complications of device - see Alphabetical Index

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z46.2

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

Written on Z46: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices

encounter for fitting and management of implanted devices (Z45.-)
issue of repeat prescription only (Z76.0)
presence of prosthetic and other devices (Z95-Z97)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Aftercare›neuropacemaker(brain) (peripheral nerve) (spinal cord)
Fitting›brain neuropacemaker
Fitting›neuropacemaker
Interrogation›neurostimulator
Removal›nervous system device NEC
Admission›adjustment›brain neuropacemaker
Admission›adjustment›neuropacemaker(brain) (peripheral nerve) (spinal cord)
Admission›change of›neuropacemaker device(brain) (peripheral nerve) (spinal cord)
Admission›fitting›brain neuropacemaker
Admission›fitting›neuropacemaker(brain) (peripheral nerve) (spinal cord)
Admission›removal of›neuropacemaker(brain) (peripheral nerve) (spinal cord)
Encounter›removal›nervous system device NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.