Z44.029 ICD-10-CM Code: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial arm, unspecified arm

Z44.029 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial arm, unspecified arm. A patient visit to have a partial artificial arm fitted or adjusted when the specific side (right or left) is not documented or is bilateral. Z44.029 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for factors influencing health status and contact with health services (z00-z99), within the section covering encounters for other specific health care (z40-z53).

Z44.029 is a billable ICD-10-CM code but does not map to a payment HCC under the CMS-HCC V28, V24, ESRD, or RxHCC risk adjustment models. It can be reported on Medicare Advantage encounter data submissions but it does not contribute to a beneficiary's RAF score and therefore does not affect risk-adjusted payments to the plan.

Use this code only when laterality cannot be determined from the documentation.