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Z49.0

Z49.0: Preparatory care for renal dialysis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Z49.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for preparatory care for renal dialysis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Encounter for dialysis instruction and training

Other codes that can never be billed with Z49.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • Z45.2Encounter for adjustment and management of vascular access device
  • Z99.2Dependence on renal dialysis

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Z49.0

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under Z49

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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