Z96.651
Z96.651: Presence of right artificial knee joint
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright
Z96.651 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for presence of right artificial knee joint. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z96.651 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2 inherited from the categories above Z96.651
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with Z96.651
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
Z96.651 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52465Knee Orthoses - Policy Article
- A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.