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Category · FY2027

Z41 Encounter for procedures for purposes other than remedying health state

  • Header · not billable

Z41 is not billable. The category heads 5 billable codes in FY2027: the 5 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Circumcision (in absence of medical indication) (ritual) (routine) → Z41.2
  • Earpiercing → Z41.3
  • Admission (for)ear piercing → Z41.3

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 21 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Z40-Z53 Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
  3. Z41 Encounter for procedures for purposes other than remedying health state
Billable codes
5
Subdivisions
5
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
11

Codes in Z41

  1. Z41.1
    Encounter for cosmetic surgery
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for cosmetic breast implant
    • Encounter for cosmetic procedure

    Excludes1

    • encounter for plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury (Z42.-) Z42
    • encounter for post-mastectomy breast implantation (Z42.1) Z42.1
  2. Z41.2
    Encounter for routine and ritual male circumcision
    BillableExempt
  3. Z41.3
    Encounter for ear piercing
    BillableExempt
  4. Z41.8
    Encounter for other procedures for purposes other than remedying health state
    BillableExempt
  5. Z41.9
    Encounter for procedure for purposes other than remedying health state, unspecified
    BillableExempt

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Block Z40-Z53 instructions (Inclusion terms 1, Excludes2 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 21 instructions (Notes 3): printed on the chapter 21 page.

Index entries

  • Circumcision (in absence of medical indication) (ritual) (routine) → Z41.2
  • Admission (for)breast augmentation or reduction → Z41.1
  • Admission (for)cosmetic surgery NEC → Z41.1
  • Admission (for)plastic surgery, cosmetic NEC → Z41.1
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)breast augmentation or reduction → Z41.1
  • Admission (for)circumcision, ritual or routine (in absence of diagnosis) → Z41.2
  • Admission (for)ear piercing → Z41.3
  • Earpiercing → Z41.3
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)ear piercing → Z41.3
  • Procedure (surgical)for purpose other than remedying health state → Z41.9
  • Procedure (surgical)for purpose other than remedying health statespecified NEC → Z41.8

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