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Diagnosis Code

Z46.1 ENCOUNTER FOR FITTING AND ADJUSTMENT OF HEARING AID


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z46.1

Short Description: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of hearing aid

Long Description: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of hearing aid

The code Z46.1 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 fitting and adjustment of other devices (Z46)
        • Z46.1 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of hearing aid

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Z46.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • encounter for adjustment and management of implanted hearing device (@Z45.32*-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z46.1 Right Arrow V53.2 Adjustment hearing aid

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
Z46 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices
Z46.0 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of spectacles and contact lenses
Z46.2 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices related to nervous system and special senses
Z46.3 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of dental prosthetic device
Z46.4 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of orthodontic device
Z46.5 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and device
Z46.51 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of gastric lap band
Z46.59 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and device
Z46.6 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of urinary device
Z46.8 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other specified devices
Z46.81 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of insulin pump
Z46.82 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of non-vascular catheter
Z46.89 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other specified devices
Z46.9 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified device

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

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