Z95.828 — Presence of other vascular implants and grafts
Z95.828 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for presence of other vascular implants and grafts. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Presence of intravascular prosthesis NEC
Risk adjustment
Z95.828 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z95.828 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies — 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
- A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
- A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
- A57591Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Abdominal / Visceral Vascular Studies
How Z95.828 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z95.828.
- Replacement by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of›blood vessel NEC
- Replacement by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of›peripheral vessel NEC
- Replacement by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of›vessel NEC
- Presence›graft›vascular NEC
- Presence›vascular implant or device›access port device
- Presence›vascular implant or device›specified type NEC
- Status›organ replacement›by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of›artery
- Status›organ replacement›by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of›blood vessel
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z95.82. If Z95.828 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Z95.828
- Is Z95.828 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Z95.828 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Z95.828 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).