Z53.21
Z53.21: Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care provider
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
Z53.21 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care provider. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Refusal of›treatment›left without being seen
- Procedure›not done›because of›patient's decision›left without being seen
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.