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Diagnosis Code

Z99.3 DEPENDENCE ON WHEELCHAIR


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z99.3

Short Description: Dependence on wheelchair

Long Description: Dependence on wheelchair

The code Z99.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)
      • Dependence on enabling machines and devices, NEC (Z99)
        • Z99.3 Dependence on wheelchair

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Able to mobilize using mobility aids
  • Able to mobilize using wheelchair
  • Dependence on wheelchair
  • Dependent on helper pushing wheelchair
  • Does mobilize using aids
  • Does mobilize using wheelchair
  • Finding related to ability to mobilize using wheelchair
  • Finding related to ability to mobilize using wheelchair
  • Finding related to ability to mobilize using wheelchair
  • Finding related to ability to mobilize using wheelchair
  • Independent in wheelchair
  • Minimal help in wheelchair
  • Requires supervision to perform wheelchair transfer

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Z99.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Wheelchair confinement status
  • Code First:
    • cause of dependence, such as:
    • muscular dystrophy (@G71.0*-)
    • obesity (@E66*.-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z99.3 Right Arrow V46.3 Wheelchair dependence

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
Z99 Dependence on enabling machines and devices, not elsewhere classified
Z99.0 Dependence on aspirator
Z99.1 Dependence on respirator
Z99.11 Dependence on respirator [ventilator] status
Z99.12 Encounter for respirator [ventilator] dependence during power failure
Z99.2 Dependence on renal dialysis
Z99.8 Dependence on other enabling machines and devices
Z99.81 Dependence on supplemental oxygen
Z99.89 Dependence on other enabling machines and devices

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

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