Z49.01
Z49.01: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of extracorporeal dialysis catheter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z49.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for fitting and adjustment of extracorporeal dialysis catheter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z49.01 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Removal or replacement of renal dialysis catheter
- Toilet or cleansing of renal dialysis catheter
Other codes that can never be billed with Z49.01
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- Z45.2Encounter for adjustment and management of vascular access device
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Management›renal dialysis catheter
- Preparatory care for subsequent treatment NEC›for dialysis
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.