Z43.9
ICD-10BillableEncounter for attention to unspecified artificial opening
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Encounter for attention to unspecified artificial opening
Z43.9 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Related codes in Z43
- Z43.0Encounter for attention to tracheostomy
- Z43.1Encounter for attention to gastrostomy
- Z43.2Encounter for attention to ileostomy
- Z43.3Encounter for attention to colostomy
- Z43.4Encounter for attn to oth artif openings of digestive tract
- Z43.5Encounter for attention to cystostomy
- Z43.6Encounter for attn to oth artif openings of urinary tract
- Z43.7Encounter for attention to artificial vagina
- Z43.8Encounter for attention to other artificial openings
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- Z43
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.