Encounter for attention to artificial openings - Z43
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code Z43 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- closure of artificial openings
- passage of sounds or bougies through artificial openings
- reforming artificial openings
- removal of catheter from artificial openings
- toilet or cleansing of artificial openings
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- complications of external stoma (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.
Type 2 Excludes:
- fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
These ranges represents subcategories of Encounter for attention to artificial openings. The "Z43" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- Z43.0 - Encounter for attention to tracheostomy
- Z43.1 - Encounter for attention to gastrostomy
- Z43.2 - Encounter for attention to ileostomy
- Z43.3 - Encounter for attention to colostomy
- Z43.4 - Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of digestive tract
- Z43.5 - Encounter for attention to cystostomy
- Z43.6 - Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract
- Z43.7 - Encounter for attention to artificial vagina
- Z43.8 - Encounter for attention to other artificial openings
- Z43.9 - Encounter for attention to unspecified artificial opening