Z52.001

Z52.001: Unspecified donor, stem cells

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z52.001 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified donor, stem cells. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z52.001 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z52.001

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z52: Donors of organs and tissues

cadaveric donor - omit code
examination of potential donor (Z00.5)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z52.001

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

Z40Encounter for prophylactic surgery

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z52.001 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56464Billing and Coding: Flow Cytometry

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Donor›blood›stem cells

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.