Is Z98.49 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Z98.49 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Z98.49 sit in the tabular list?

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).

Z98.49

Z98.49 — Cataract extraction status, unspecified eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified

Z98.49 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cataract extraction status, unspecified eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

Z98.49 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Z98.4. If Z98.49 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Z98.49

Is Z98.49 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Z98.49 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Z98.49 sit in the tabular list?: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).