Z98.84
Z98.84: Bariatric surgery status
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z98.84 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for bariatric surgery status. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z98.84 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium (O99.84)
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.
- intestinal bypass and anastomosis status (Z98.0)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Gastric banding status
- Gastric bypass status for obesity
- Obesity surgery status
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z98.84
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
Z98.84 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Status›bariatric surgery
- Status›gastric banding
- Status›gastric bypass for obesity
- Status›obesity surgery
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.