Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z93

Artificial opening status

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z93
ICD-10 Code for:
Artificial opening status
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
    (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
      (Z77-Z99)
      • Artificial opening status
        (Z93)

Z93 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of artificial opening status. 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 Artificial opening status

Non-specific codes like Z93 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 artificial opening status:

  • Use Z93.0 for Tracheostomy status - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z93.1 for Gastrostomy status - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z93.2 for Ileostomy status - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z93.3 for Colostomy status - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z93.4 for Other artificial openings of gastrointestinal tract status - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z93.5 for Cystostomy status - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z93.50 for Unspecified cystostomy status - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z93.51 for Cutaneous-vesicostomy status - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z93.52 for Appendico-vesicostomy status - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z93.59 for Other cystostomy status - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z93.6 for Other artificial openings of urinary tract status - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z93.8 for Other artificial opening status - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z93.9 for Artificial opening status, unspecified - 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.


Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • artificial openings requiring attention or management Z43
  • complications of external stoma J95.0 K94 N99.5

Patient Education


Ostomy

An ostomy is surgery to create an opening (stoma) from an area inside the body to the outside. It treats certain diseases of the digestive or urinary systems. It can be permanent, when an organ must be removed. It can be temporary, when the organ needs time to heal. The organ could be the small intestine, colon, rectum, or bladder. With an ostomy, there must be a new way for wastes to leave the body.

There are many different types of ostomy. Some examples are:

  • Ileostomy - the bottom of the small intestine (ileum) is attached to the stoma. This bypasses the colon, rectum and anus.
  • Colostomy - the colon is attached to the stoma. This bypasses the rectum and the anus.
  • Urostomy - the tubes that carry urine to the bladder are attached to the stoma. This bypasses the bladder.

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases


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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.