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Z44.22

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Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial left eye

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

What This Code Means

A patient visit to have an artificial left eye fitted or adjusted for proper alignment and comfort.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify that documentation specifies the left eye to support this laterality-specific code
  • •Include details about any complications or adjustments needed to justify the encounter

Code Hierarchy

└Z44Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device└Z44.2Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial eye└Z44.22Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial left eye
└Z44.22Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial left eye

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