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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z40.0

Encounter for prophylactic surgery for risk factors related to malignant neoplasms

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z40.0
ICD-10 Code for:
Encntr for prophylc surg for risks related to malig neoplm
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)
      • Encounter for prophylactic surgery
        (Z40)

Z40.0 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of encounter for prophylactic surgery for risk factors related to malignant neoplasms. 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 Encntr for prophylc surg for risks related to malig neoplm

Non-specific codes like Z40.0 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 encntr for prophylc surg for risks related to malig neoplm:

  • Use Z40.00 for Encounter for prophylactic removal of unspecified organ - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z40.01 for Encounter for prophylactic removal of breast - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z40.02 for Encounter for prophylactic removal of ovary(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z40.03 for Encounter for prophylactic removal of fallopian tube(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z40.09 for Encounter for prophylactic removal of other organ - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Admission for prophylactic organ removal

Use Additional Code

Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
  • code to identify risk factor

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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.