Z44.2
Non-Billable
ChapterZ00–Z99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description
Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial eye
Metadata & Insights
- •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
- •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
- •Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99).
Instructional Notes
Excludes1(Not coded here)
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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)
Z44Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device
Z44.2Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial eye
Z44.20Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial eye, unspecified
Z44.21Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial right eye
Z44.22Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial left eye
Applicable Ancestor Context
The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Z44.2:
categoryZ44
Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device
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11 raw paths
Admission (for)6 unique routes
Fitting (and adjustment) (of)3 unique routes
Removal (from) (of)1 unique routes
MS-DRG Classification
No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.
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