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Z93.5

Z93.5: Cystostomy status

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Z93.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for cystostomy status. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z93.5

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z93: Artificial opening status

  • artificial openings requiring attention or management (Z43.-)
  • complications of external stoma (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Z93.5

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under Z93

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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