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Z52.89

Z52.89: Donor of other specified organs or tissues

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z52.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for donor of other specified organs or tissues. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z52.89 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z52.89

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 Z52.89

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

Z52.89 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
  • A56809Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Donor›lung
  • Donor›semen
  • Donor›specified organ or tissue NEC
  • Donor›sperm

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z52.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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