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Z93 ICD-10-CM Code: Artificial opening status

Z93 is not a CMS-HCC payment code. MEAT criteria · RAF Calculator · HCC coding software

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FY 2026 Apr update / Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99) / Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)

Z93

Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Artificial opening status

CMS-HCC V28

N/A

Not mapped

CMS-HCC V24

N/A

Not mapped

ACA/HHS

N/A

Not mapped

ESRD/PACE

N/A

Not mapped

RXHCC

N/A

Not mapped

Inclusion Terms

Official

No inclusion terms are included in this display for Z93. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Excludes 2

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No Excludes 2 notes are included in this display for Z93. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Includes

Official

No Includes notes are included in this display for Z93. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Excludes 1

Official
  • artificial openings requiring attention or management (Z43.-)
  • complications of external stoma (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)

Code First

Official

No Code First sequencing instructions are included in this display for Z93. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Use Additional

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No Use Additional Code instructions are included in this display for Z93. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Code Also

Official
  • any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)Inherited from Z77-Z99

Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →

Code
Z93
Description
Artificial opening status
HCC (V28)
No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
RAF reference coefficient
Billable
No
Payment year
2026

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What This Code Means

Z93 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for artificial opening status. Z93 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for factors influencing health status and contact with health services (z00-z99), within the section covering persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (z77-z99).

Header codes like Z93 cannot be reported on claims directly; they organize child codes that share clinical context. Coders should select the billable child code that matches the documented presentation and then verify its current source-backed HCC mapping. Do not infer a child code or risk adjustment value from the header alone.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for Z93 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Excludes 1, Do NOT code together

  • artificial openings requiring attention or management (Z43.-)
  • complications of external stoma (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)

Child Codes

Code Hierarchy

Z93Artificial opening status
Z93Artificial opening status

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