2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z93Artificial opening status

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z77-Z99›Z93

ICD-10-CM Z93
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

Z93 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for artificial opening status, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as Z93.0, Z93.1, Z93.2, and Z93.3.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z93
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Artificial opening status
Chapter
Z77-Z99
Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status

Code Classification

ChapterZ00–Z99Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
SectionZ77-Z99Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
CategoryZ93Artificial opening status
This CodeZ93Artificial opening status

Specific Coding for Artificial opening statusOverview

Non-specific codes like Z93 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Use Z93.0 for Tracheostomy status

  • Use Z93.1 for Gastrostomy status

  • Use Z93.2 for Ileostomy status

  • Use Z93.3 for Colostomy status

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

  • Z93.5 for Cystostomy status

  • Use Z93.50 for Unspecified cystostomy status

  • Use Z93.51 for Cutaneous-vesicostomy status

  • Use Z93.52 for Appendico-vesicostomy status

  • Use Z93.59 for Other cystostomy status

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

  • Use Z93.8 for Other artificial opening status

  • Use Z93.9 for Artificial opening status, unspecified

Tabular List NotesGuidance

Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.

Type 1 Excludes

  • artificial openings requiring attention or management Z43
  • complications of external stoma J95.0 K94 N99.5

Patient EducationClinical

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.

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Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About Z93Overview

Is Z93 (Artificial opening status) a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for artificial opening status, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for artificial opening status need a more specific code from this category, such as Z93.0, Z93.1, and Z93.2.