Current
Z43 — Encounter for attention to artificial openings
Part of Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services , block Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53) .
Official Notes
Includes
closure of artificial openings
Includes
passage of sounds or bougies through artificial openings
Includes
reforming artificial openings
Includes
removal of catheter from artificial openings
Includes
toilet or cleansing of artificial openings
Excludes2
fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
Child Codes
- Z43.0 Encounter for attention to tracheostomy Billable
- Z43.1 Encounter for attention to gastrostomy Billable
- Z43.2 Encounter for attention to ileostomy Billable
- Z43.3 Encounter for attention to colostomy Billable
- Z43.4 Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of digestive tract Billable
- Z43.5 Encounter for attention to cystostomy Billable
- Z43.6 Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract Billable
- Z43.7 Encounter for attention to artificial vagina Billable
- Z43.8 Encounter for attention to other artificial openings Billable
- Z43.9 Encounter for attention to unspecified artificial opening Billable
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite Z43.
FY 2027 effective October 1, 2026 · CDC NCHS and CMS