Z96.82

Z96.82: Presence of neurostimulator

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z96.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for presence of neurostimulator. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Presence of brain neurostimulator
Presence of gastric neurostimulator
Presence of peripheral nerve neurostimulator
Presence of sacral nerve neurostimulator
Presence of spinal cord neurostimulator
Presence of vagus nerve neurostimulator

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z96.82

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 Z96.82

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.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Presence›neurostimulator(brain) (gastric) (peripheral nerve) (sacral nerve) (spinal cord) (vagus nerve)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z96.8