ICD-10-CM Code Z44.9

Valid for Submission

Z44.9 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified external prosthetic device. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.

The code Z44.9 describes a circumstance which influences the patient's health status but not a current illness or injury. The code is unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code Z44.9 are found in the index:

• - Admission (for) - See Also: Encounter (for);
  • - adjustment (of)
    • - device NEC
      • - prosthetic - Z44.9
    • - prosthesis - Z44.9
  • - fitting (of)
    • - device NEC
      • - prosthetic - Z44.9
    • - prosthesis - Z44.9

• - Encounter (with health service) (for) - Z76.89
  • - removal (of) - See Also: Removal;
    • - external
      • - prosthesis, prosthetic device - Z44.9

• - Fitting (and adjustment) (of)
  • - device NOS - Z46.9
    • - prosthetic (external) - Z44.9
  • - prosthesis (external) - Z44.9

• - Management (of)
  • - prosthesis (external) - See Also: Fitting; - Z44.9

• - Removal (from) (of)
  • - external
    • - prosthesis, prosthetic device - Z44.9

Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis - There are selected codes that describe a circumstance which influences an individual’s health status but not a current illness or injury, or codes that are not specific manifestations but may be due to an underlying cause. These codes are considered unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code Z44.9 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.

• 945 - REHABILITATION WITH CC/MCC
• 946 - REHABILITATION WITHOUT CC/MCC

Present on Admission (POA)

Z44.9 is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement. Review other POA exempt codes here .

Convert Z44.9 to ICD-9

• V52.9 - Fitting prosthesis NOS

Code Classification

• Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
  • Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
    • Encounter for fit/adjst of external prosthetic device (Z44)

Code History

• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
  (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

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