Z93
ICD-10Non-billable categoryArtificial opening status
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Artificial opening status
Z93 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.
- artificial openings requiring attention or management (Z43.-)
- complications of external stoma (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
More specific codes under Z93
- Z93.0Tracheostomy status
- Z93.1Gastrostomy status
- Z93.2Ileostomy status
- Z93.3Colostomy status
- Z93.4Other artificial openings of gastrointestinal tract status
- Z93.5Cystostomy statuscategory
- Z93.6Other artificial openings of urinary tract status
- Z93.8Other artificial opening status
- Z93.9Artificial opening status, unspecified
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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.