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Z98.0

Z98.0: Intestinal bypass and anastomosis status

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z98.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intestinal bypass and anastomosis status. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z98.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • bariatric surgery status (Z98.84)
  • gastric bypass status (Z98.84)
  • obesity surgery status (Z98.84)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z98.0

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

Written on Z98: Other postprocedural states

  • aftercare (Z43-Z49, Z51)
  • follow-up medical care (Z08-Z09)
  • Fontan related circulation (I27.84-)
  • postprocedural complication - see Alphabetical Index

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

Z98.0 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
  • A56841Billing and Coding: Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed
  • A57484Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing
  • A59170Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Presence›intestinal bypass or anastomosis
  • Status›anastomosis
  • Status›intestinal bypass
  • Status›reversed jejunal transposition(for bypass)
  • Transposition›reversed jejunal(for bypass) (status)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z98

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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