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Z96.6

Z96.6: Presence of orthopedic joint implants

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Z96.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for presence of orthopedic joint implants. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z96.6

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

Written on Z96: Presence of other functional implants

  • complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
  • fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z96.6

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

  • Z18Retained foreign body fragments

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 Z96.6

8 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under Z96

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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