Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z53

Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried out

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z53
ICD-10 Code for:
Persons encntr hlth serv for spec proc & trtmt, not crd out
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
    (Z00–Z99)
    • Encounters for other specific health care
      (Z40-Z53)
      • Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried out
        (Z53)

Z53 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried out. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Persons encntr hlth serv for spec proc & trtmt, not crd out

Non-specific codes like Z53 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for persons encntr hlth serv for spec proc & trtmt, not crd out:

  • Z53.0 for Procedure and treatment not carried out because of contraindication - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z53.01 for Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient smoking - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z53.09 for Procedure and treatment not carried out because of other contraindication - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z53.1 for Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for reasons of belief and group pressure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z53.2 for Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other and unspecified reasons - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z53.20 for Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for unspecified reasons - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z53.21 for Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care provider - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z53.29 for Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other reasons - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z53.3 for Procedure converted to open procedure - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z53.31 for Laparoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z53.32 for Thoracoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z53.33 for Arthroscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z53.39 for Other specified procedure converted to open procedure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z53.8 for Procedure and treatment not carried out for other reasons - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z53.9 for Procedure and treatment not carried out, unspecified reason - BILLABLE CODE

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.