Z90.49
Z90.49: Acquired absence of other specified parts of digestive tract
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z90.49 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acquired absence of other specified parts of digestive tract. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z90.49 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above Z90.49
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on Z90: Acquired absence of organs, not elsewhere classified
- congenital absence - see Alphabetical Index
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z90.49
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z90.49 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Absence›duodenum(acquired)
- Absence›gallbladder(acquired)
- Absence›ileum(acquired)
- Absence›intestine(acquired) (small)
- Absence›jejunum(acquired)
- Status›cholecystectomy
- Status›colectomy(complete) (partial)
- Absence›digestive organ or tract, congenital›acquired NEC
- Absence›esophagus›acquired(partial)
- Absence›intestine›large
- Absence›rectum›acquired
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.