Z49.0 - Preparatory care for renal dialysis

Version 2023
ICD-10:Z49.0
Short Description:Preparatory care for renal dialysis
Long Description:Preparatory care for renal dialysis
Status: Not Valid for Submission
Version:ICD-10-CM 2023
Code Classification:
  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
      • Encounter for care involving renal dialysis (Z49)

Z49.0 is a non-specific and non-billable ICD-10 code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of preparatory care for renal dialysis. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2023 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 for Preparatory care for renal dialysis

Non-specific codes like Z49.0 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for preparatory care for renal dialysis:

  • BILLABLE CODE - Use Z49.01 for Encounter for fitting and adjustment of extracorporeal dialysis catheter
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use Z49.02 for Encounter for fitting and adjustment of peritoneal dialysis catheter

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Patient Education


Dialysis

When your kidneys are healthy, they clean your blood. They also make hormones that keep your bones strong and your blood healthy. When your kidneys fail, you need treatment to replace the work your kidneys used to do. Unless you have a kidney transplant, you will need a treatment called dialysis.

There are two main types of dialysis. Both types filter your blood to rid your body of harmful wastes, extra salt, and water.:

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases


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