Z40 ENCOUNTER FOR PROPHYLACTIC SURGERY

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z40

Short Description: Encounter for prophylactic surgery

Long Description: Encounter for prophylactic surgery

The code Z40 is NOT 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 prophylactic surgery (Z40)
    - Z40 Encounter for prophylactic surgery

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

The code Z40 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Type 1 Excludes Notes:
- organ donations (@Z52*.-)
- therapeutic organ removal-code to condition

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
Z40.0	Encounter for prophylactic surgery for risk factors related to malignant neoplasms
Z40.00	Encounter for prophylactic removal of unspecified organ
Z40.01	Encounter for prophylactic removal of breast
Z40.02	Encounter for prophylactic removal of ovary(s)
Z40.03	Encounter for prophylactic removal of fallopian tube(s)
Z40.09	Encounter for prophylactic removal of other organ
Z40.8	Encounter for other prophylactic surgery
Z40.9	Encounter for prophylactic surgery, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023