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Z99.3

Z99.3: Dependence on wheelchair

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z99.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dependence on wheelchair. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

  • cause of dependence, such as:
  • muscular dystrophy (G71.0-)
  • obesity (E66.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Wheelchair confinement status

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z99.3 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Status›wheelchair confinement
  • Dependence›on›wheelchair

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z99

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.