2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z98.85Transplanted organ removal status
Z98.85 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for transplanted organ removal status. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). 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 Organ transplant status.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Code EditsBilling
Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z98.85.
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Z98.85 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review other POA exempt codes.
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
Inclusion Terms
- Transplanted organ previously removed due to complication, failure, rejection or infection
Type 1 Excludes
- encounter for removal of transplanted organ -code to complication of transplanted organ T86
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
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.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
- Status (post) - See Also: Presence (of);
- transplant - See: Transplant;
- organ removed - Z98.85
- Transplant (ed) (status) - Z94.9
- organ (failure) (infection) (rejection) - Z94.9
- removal status - Z98.85
External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance
References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.
- Status(post)
- transplant
- organ removed
- Transplant(ed) (status)
- organ (failure) (infection) (rejection)
- removal status
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Convert Z98.85 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About Z98.85Overview
Is Z98.85 (Other specified postprocedural states) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report transplanted organ removal status on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
Can Z98.85 be a principal diagnosis?
No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because transplanted organ removal status describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.
Is Z98.85 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 transplanted organ removal status on inpatient claims.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of Z98.85?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, transplanted organ removal status converts to ICD-9-CM V45.87 (trnsplnt orgn rem status). The mapping is a direct match.
