Z98.4
Z98.4: Cataract extraction status
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z98.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for cataract extraction status. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- aphakia (H27.0)
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code to identify intraocular lens implant status (Z96.1)
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z98.4
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with Z98.4
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- H27.0Aphakia
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 Z98.4
3 child codes. Green means billable.