Z98.42
Z98.42: Cataract extraction status, left eye
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptleft
Z98.42 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cataract extraction status, left eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z98.42 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above Z98.42
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z98.42
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z98.42 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56548Billing and Coding: Corneal Pachymetry
- A56816Billing and Coding: Computerized Corneal Topography
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.