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Z95.2

Z95.2: Presence of prosthetic heart valve

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z95.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for presence of prosthetic heart valve. 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.

  • Presence of heart valve NOS

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z95.2

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Z95: Presence of cardiac and vascular implants and grafts

  • complications of cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts (T82.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z95.2

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

  • Z18Retained foreign body fragments
  • Z94.1Heart transplant status

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z95.2 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • A53775Billing and Coding: Frequency and Duration for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Presence›heart valve implant(functional)
  • Presence›heart valve implant›prosthetic
  • Presence›implanted device›heart valve
  • Replacement by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of›heart›valve
  • Transplant›heart›valve
  • Presence›artificial›heart›valve
  • Presence›implanted device›heart valve›prosthetic
  • Replacement by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of›heart›valve›prosthetic
  • Transplant›heart›valve›prosthetic
  • Status›organ replacement›by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of›heart›valve

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z95

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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