Z45
ICD-10Non-billable categoryEncounter for adjustment and management of implanted device
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted device
Z45 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- removal or replacement of implanted device
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- malfunction or other complications of device - see Alphabetical Index
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- encounter for fitting and adjustment of non-implanted device (Z46.-)
More specific codes under Z45
- Z45.0Encounter for adjustment and management of cardiac devicecategory
- Z45.1Encounter for adjustment and management of infusion pump
- Z45.2Encounter for adjustment and management of VAD
- Z45.3Encntr for adjust and mgmt of implnt dev of the specl sensescategory
- Z45.4Encntr for adjust and mgmt of implanted nervous sys devicecategory
- Z45.8Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted devicescategory
- Z45.9Encounter for adjust and management of unsp implanted device
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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.