Z46.59
Z46.59: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and device
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z46.59 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and device. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z46.59 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above Z46.59
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on Z46.5: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and device
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 Z46.59
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z46.59 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
- A57414Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Fitting›gastrointestinal appliance NEC
- Fitting›device NOS›gastrointestinal NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.