Z96.629

Z96.629: Presence of unspecified artificial elbow joint

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

Z96.629 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for presence of unspecified artificial elbow joint. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z96.629 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z96.629

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 Z96.629

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.

Medicare coverage

Z96.629 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.