Z96.2
Z96.2 — Presence of otological and audiological implants
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z96.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for presence of otological and audiological implants. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
Z96.2 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.
Code to one of these instead Z96.2
4 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z96. If Z96.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- Z96.0Presence of urogenital implants
- Z96.1Presence of intraocular lens
- Z96.3Presence of artificial larynx
- Z96.4Presence of endocrine implants
- Z96.5Presence of tooth-root and mandibular implants
- Z96.6Presence of orthopedic joint implants
- Z96.7Presence of other bone and tendon implants
- Z96.8Presence of other specified functional implants
- Z96.9Presence of functional implant, unspecified
Questions about Z96.2
- Is Z96.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z96.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z96.2 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).