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Z66

Z66: Do not resuscitate

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

Z66 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for do not resuscitate. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

  • DNR status

Other codes that can never be billed with Z66

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

  • Y66Nonadministration of surgical and medical care

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • DNR(do not resuscitate)
  • Status›do not resuscitate(DNR)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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