Z90.81
Z90.81: Acquired absence of spleen
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z90.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acquired absence of spleen. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z90.81 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above Z90.81
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 Z90.81
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with Z90.81
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- D73.0Hyposplenism
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z90.81 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
- Asplenia›postsurgical
- Status›splenectomy
- Absence›spleen›acquired
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.