Z46.4

Z46.4: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of orthodontic device

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z46.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for fitting and adjustment of orthodontic device. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z46.4 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z46.4

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 Z46.4

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

Fitting›orthodontic device
Orthodontics›adjustment
Orthodontics›fitting
Removal›orthodontic device
Admission›adjustment›orthodontic device
Admission›fitting›orthodontic device
Encounter›removal›orthodontic device
Fitting›device NOS›orthodontic
Admission›adjustment›device NEC›orthodontic
Admission›fitting›device NEC›orthodontic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.