Z46.1

Billable
ChapterZ00–Z99
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Official Description

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of hearing aid

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • encounter for adjustment and management of implanted hearing device (Z45.32-)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH21Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Z40-Z53Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
Z46Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices
Z46.1Encounter for fitting and adjustment of hearing aid

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Z46.1:

categoryZ46
Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices
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blockZ40-Z53
Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to Z46.1. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

3 raw paths
Admission (for)2 unique routes
adjustment (of)
hearing aid→Z46.1
fitting (of)
hearing aid→Z46.1
Fitting (and adjustment) (of)1 unique routes
hearing aid→Z46.1

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 951
Other Factors Influencing Health Status

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