Z43
Encounter for attention to artificial openings
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
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)
More Specific Codes
10 codes under Z43
- 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
Version History
How Z43 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentEncounter for attention to artificial openings
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedEncounter for attention to artificial openings
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference Z43
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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