2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z97.8Presence of other specified devices

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z77-Z99›Z97

ICD-10-CM Z97.8
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Z97.8 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for presence of other specified devices. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 951. The code is not accepted as a principal diagnosis by the Medicare Code Editor and exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Implant, device or graft related encounter.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z97.8
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Presence of other specified devices
Short Description
Presence of other specified devices
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
Z97
Presence of other devices

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
CategoryZ97Presence of other devices
This CodeZ97.8Presence of other specified devices

Code EditsBilling

Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z97.8.

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.

Present on Admission (POA)Billing

Z97.8 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review the other POA exempt codes in Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Able to manage prosthesis
  • Able to put on prosthesis
  • Able to remove prosthesis
  • Able to see using assistive device
  • Acquired anophthalmic socket with orbital implant
  • Acquired anophthalmos
  • Airway device present
  • Breast present
  • Breast prosthesis in situ
  • Chest drain fluid swinging
  • Congenital absence of eye with orbital implant
  • Device applied
  • Device at site of interest
  • Device in situ
  • Device used
  • Difficulty managing prosthesis
  • Difficulty putting on prosthesis
  • Difficulty removing prosthesis
  • Difficulty standing alone
  • Discomfort caused by device
  • Disorder due to presence of implanted medical device during imaging procedure
  • Does manage prosthesis
  • Does not manage prosthesis
  • Does not put on prosthesis
  • Does not remove prosthesis
  • Does put on prosthesis
  • Does remove prosthesis
  • Does use walking aid when standing alone
  • Endotracheal tube in situ
  • Endotracheal tube present
  • Epidural catheter in situ
  • Finding of gastrointestinal device
  • Finding of respiratory device
  • Finding related to ability to put on prosthesis
  • Finding related to ability to remove prosthesis
  • Finding related to ability to stand alone
  • Finding related to ability to use contact lenses
  • Functional drainage tube
  • Gastrointestinal tube in situ
  • Glaucoma drainage tube in good position
  • Hard occlusal appliance present
  • Indwelling peritoneal catheter in situ
  • Indwelling peritoneal catheter present
  • Indwelling pleural catheter in situ
  • Indwelling pleural catheter present
  • Intraspinal catheter in situ
  • Intraspinal catheter present
  • Intrathecal implantable infusion pump in situ
  • Intrathecal pump medication overdose
  • Medication dose too high
  • Nasal endotracheal tube in situ
  • Nasal endotracheal tube present
  • Nasogastric tube in situ
  • Oral endotracheal tube in situ
  • Oral endotracheal tube present
  • Orthopedic hardware in situ
  • Orthotic device in situ
  • Overdose of medication due to error in use of intrathecal pump
  • Patient controlled analgesia device in situ
  • Peripheral nerve catheter in situ
  • Presence of punctal plugs
  • Prosthesis in situ
  • Radioactive implant in situ
  • Soft occlusal appliance present
  • Spacer device in use
  • Tracheal stent in situ
  • Unable to manage prosthesis
  • Unable to put on prosthesis
  • Unable to remove prosthesis
  • Unable to use contact lenses
  • Underdose of medication due to error in use of intrathecal pump
  • Underdose of medication via intrathecal pump
  • Uses voice amplifier to support communication
  • Vagal nerve stimulator in situ
  • Ventricular shunt in situ
  • Ventriculoperitoneal shunt in situ
  • Wearing Pavlik harness

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z97.8: its own notes plus those printed at Z97, block Z77-Z99, and Chapter 21. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

Excludes1

Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.

From Z97 Presence of other devices applies to 13 codes
  • complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)

Excludes2

Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.

From Z97 Presence of other devices applies to 13 codes
  • fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
  • presence of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device (Z98.2)

Code Also

A second code may be needed to fully describe the condition; the note gives no sequencing direction.

From Block Z77-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status applies to 567 codes
  • any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)

Notes

General instructions on how these codes are used.

From Chapter 21 (Z00-Z99) Factors influencing health status and contact with health services applies to 1,425 codes
  • Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
  • (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
  • (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.

Referenced in Other NotesGuidance

Instructional notes printed at other codes that name Z97.8, its category, or a range that includes it.

Excludes1 2

These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming Z97.8: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.

  • Z18 Retained foreign body fragments
    organ or tissue replaced by means other than transplant (Z96.-, Z97.-) names Z97.-, which includes this code
  • Z44 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device
    presence of prosthetic device (Z97.-) names Z97.-, which includes this code

Excludes2 4

These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming Z97.8: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.

  • Z87.7 Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations
    presence of other devices (Z97.-) names Z97.-, which includes this code
  • M96 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified
    presence of functional implants and other devices (Z96-Z97) names Z96-Z97, which includes this code
  • Z45.018 Encounter for adjustment and management of other part of cardiac pacemaker
    presence of prosthetic and other devices (Z95.1-Z95.5, Z95.811-Z97) names Z95.811-Z97, which includes this code
  • Z46 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices
    presence of prosthetic and other devices (Z95-Z97) names Z95-Z97, which includes this code

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR FAC009
Implant, device or graft related encounter
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient No · outpatient Yes

Patient EducationClinical

Assistive Devices

Assistive devices are tools, products, or equipment that can help you perform tasks and activities. They may help you move around, see, communicate, eat, or get dressed.

The full article covers:

  • What are assistive devices?
  • Who might benefit from assistive devices?
  • How can assistive devices help?

Read the full article at MedlinePlus

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Convert Z97.8 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
V45.89 Post-proc states NEC
Approximate The match is approximate rather than exact.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2026No changes
FY 2027CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Questions About Z97.8Overview

What is the ICD-10 code for presence of other specified devices?

The ICD-10-CM code for presence of other specified devices is Z97.8 (sometimes written as Z978). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is Z97.8 (Presence of other devices) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report presence of other specified devices on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What MS-DRG does Z97.8 group to?

On inpatient claims, presence of other specified devices maps to MS-DRG 951 (other Factors Influencing Health Status), which carries a relative weight of 0.5574. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.

Can Z97.8 be a principal diagnosis?

No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because presence of other specified devices describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.

Is Z97.8 exempt from POA reporting?

Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for presence of other specified devices on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99) range of the CMS exempt list.