Z46.8
Z46.8 — Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other specified devices
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z46.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for encounter for fitting and adjustment of other specified devices. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
Z46.8 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.
Code to one of these instead Z46.8
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z46. If Z46.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- Z46.0Encounter for fitting and adjustment of spectacles and contact lenses
- Z46.1Encounter for fitting and adjustment of hearing aid
- Z46.2Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices related to nervous system and special senses
- Z46.3Encounter for fitting and adjustment of dental prosthetic device
- Z46.4Encounter for fitting and adjustment of orthodontic device
- Z46.5Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and device
- Z46.6Encounter for fitting and adjustment of urinary device
- Z46.9Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified device
Questions about Z46.8
- Is Z46.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z46.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z46.8 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).