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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

Z44.31

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external right breast prosthesis

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where Z44.31 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. Z44 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device
  2. Z44.3 Parent Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis
  3. Z44.31 This code Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external right breast prosthesis

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Includes

removal or replacement of external prosthetic device

Inherited from Z44 — Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device

Excludes1

complications of breast implant ( T85.4- )

Inherited from Z44.3 — Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis

Excludes1

encounter for adjustment or removal of breast implant ( Z45.81- )

Inherited from Z44.3 — Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis

Excludes1

malfunction or other complications of device - see Alphabetical Index

Inherited from Z44 — Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device

Excludes1

encounter for initial breast implant insertion for cosmetic breast augmentation ( Z41.1 )

Inherited from Z44.3 — Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis

Excludes1

presence of prosthetic device ( Z97 .-)

Inherited from Z44 — Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device

Excludes1

encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy ( Z42.1 )

Inherited from Z44.3 — Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis

Version History

How Z44.31 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external right breast prosthesis

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external right breast prosthesis

Related Codes

Other codes under Z44.3

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

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