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Z44.019

Billable

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial arm, unspecified arm

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A medical visit to fit and adjust a complete prosthetic arm (artificial limb that replaces the entire arm) when the side (right or left) is not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when the documentation does not clearly indicate which arm is being fitted
  • •Attempt to determine laterality from the medical record to use a more specific code (Z44.011 or Z44.012)

Code Hierarchy

└Z44Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device└Z44.0Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial arm└Z44.01Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial arm└Z44.019Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial arm, unspecified arm
└Z44.019Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial arm, unspecified arm

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