Z46.6

Z46.6: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of urinary device

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z46.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for fitting and adjustment of urinary device. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z46.6 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.

attention to artificial openings of urinary tract (Z43.5, Z43.6)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z46.6

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 Z46.6

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

Change›indwelling catheter
Fitting›cystostomy device
Removal›catheter(urinary) (indwelling)
Removal›urinary device
Admission›adjustment›cystostomy device
Admission›fitting›cystostomy device
Admission›removal of›ureteral stent
Encounter›removal›urinary device
Fitting›device NOS›urinary
Removal›stent›ureteral
Admission›adjustment›device NEC›urinary
Encounter›removal›stent›ureteral

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z46