Z43.9 ENCOUNTER FOR ATTENTION TO UNSPECIFIED ARTIFICIAL OPENING

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z43.9
Short Description: Encounter for attention to unspecified artificial opening
Long Description: Encounter for attention to unspecified artificial opening
Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code Z43.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
- Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
  - Encounter for attention to artificial openings (Z43)

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Synonyms

Ischemia of stoma

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
Z43.9		V55.9	Attn to artif open NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
Z43	Encounter for attention to artificial openings
Z43.0	Encounter for attention to tracheostomy
Z43.1	Encounter for attention to gastrostomy
Z43.2	Encounter for attention to ileostomy
Z43.3	Encounter for attention to colostomy
Z43.4	Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of digestive tract
Z43.5	Encounter for attention to cystostomy
Z43.6	Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract
Z43.7	Encounter for attention to artificial vagina
Z43.8	Encounter for attention to other artificial openings

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024

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