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Z99.3

Billable

Dependence on wheelchair

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

What This Code Means

A patient requires a wheelchair for mobility because they are unable to walk independently due to a physical condition or disability. This code documents their dependence on this assistive device.

Coding Tips

  • •Report this code for patients who are wheelchair-dependent for mobility; it should be used alongside the underlying condition causing the mobility limitation
  • •This is a status code that persists across encounters and should be included in the patient's problem list

Code First

  • cause of dependence, such as:
  • muscular dystrophy (G71.0-)
  • obesity (E66.-)

Code Hierarchy

└Z99Dependence on enabling machines and devices, not elsewhere classified└Z99.3Dependence on wheelchair
└Z99.3Dependence on wheelchair

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