Z46.5
ICD-10Non-billable categoryEncounter for fit/adjst of GI appliance and device
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and device
Z46.5 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.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- encounter for attention to artificial openings of digestive tract (Z43.1-Z43.4)
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 2 codes beneath Z46.5. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in Z46
- Z46.0Encounter for fit/adjst of spectacles and contact lenses
- Z46.1Encounter for fitting and adjustment of hearing aid
- Z46.2Encntr for fit/adjst of dev rel to nrv sys and specl senses
- Z46.3Encounter for fit/adjst of dental prosthetic device
- Z46.4Encounter for fitting and adjustment of orthodontic device
- Z46.6Encounter for fitting and adjustment of urinary device
- Z46.8Encounter for fitting and adjustment of oth devicescategory
- Z46.9Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified device
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- Z46
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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.