DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

Z44 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device

  • Header · not billable

Z44 is not billable. The category heads 26 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 6 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Management (of)prosthesis (external) → Z44.9
  • Fitting (and adjustment) (of)prosthesis (external) → Z44.9
  • Removal (from) (of)artificialarm → Z44.00-

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. Z44 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device
Billable codes
26
Subdivisions
6
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
9
New FY2027
0
Index entries
56

Codes in Z44

  1. Z44.0
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial arm
    Header
  2. Z44.00
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial arm
    Header
  3. Z44.001
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified right artificial arm
    BillableExempt
  4. Z44.002
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified left artificial arm
    BillableExempt
  5. Z44.009
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial arm, unspecified arm
    BillableExempt
  6. Z44.01
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial arm
    Header
  7. Z44.011
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete right artificial arm
    BillableExempt
  8. Z44.012
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete left artificial arm
    BillableExempt
  9. Z44.019
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial arm, unspecified arm
    BillableExempt
  10. Z44.02
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial arm
    Header
  11. Z44.021
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial right arm
    BillableExempt
  12. Z44.022
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial left arm
    BillableExempt
  13. Z44.029
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial arm, unspecified arm
    BillableExempt
  14. Z44.1
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial leg
    Header
  15. Z44.10
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial leg
    Header
  16. Z44.101
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified right artificial leg
    Billable409Exempt
  17. Z44.102
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified left artificial leg
    Billable409Exempt
  18. Z44.109
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial leg, unspecified leg
    Billable409Exempt
  19. Z44.11
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial leg
    Header
  20. Z44.111
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete right artificial leg
    Billable409Exempt
  21. Z44.112
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete left artificial leg
    Billable409Exempt
  22. Z44.119
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial leg, unspecified leg
    Billable409Exempt
  23. Z44.12
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial leg
    Header
  24. Z44.121
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial right leg
    Billable409Exempt
  25. Z44.122
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial left leg
    Billable409Exempt
  26. Z44.129
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial leg, unspecified leg
    Billable409Exempt
  27. Z44.2
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial eye
    Header
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • mechanical complication of ocular prosthesis (T85.3) T85.3
  28. Z44.20
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial eye, unspecified
    BillableExempt
  29. Z44.21
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial right eye
    BillableExempt
  30. Z44.22
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial left eye
    BillableExempt
  31. Z44.3
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis
    Header
    Excludes1 4

    Excludes1

    • complications of breast implant (T85.4-) T85.4
    • encounter for adjustment or removal of breast implant (Z45.81-) Z45.81
    • encounter for initial breast implant insertion for cosmetic breast augmentation (Z41.1) Z41.1
    • encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy (Z42.1) Z42.1
  32. Z44.30
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis, unspecified breast
    BillableExempt
  33. Z44.31
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external right breast prosthesis
    BillableExempt
  34. Z44.32
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external left breast prosthesis
    BillableExempt
  35. Z44.8
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other external prosthetic devices
    BillableExempt
  36. Z44.9
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified external prosthetic device
    BillableExempt

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At Z44

Includes

  • removal or replacement of external prosthetic device

Excludes1

  • malfunction or other complications of device - see Alphabetical Index
  • presence of prosthetic device (Z97.-) Z97

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

  • Fitting (and adjustment) (of)prosthesis (external) → Z44.9
  • Management (of)prosthesis (external) → Z44.9
  • Removal (from) (of)artificialarm → Z44.00-
  • Removal (from) (of)artificialleg → Z44.10-
  • Fitting (and adjustment) (of)artificialeye → Z44.2-
  • Fitting (and adjustment) (of)prosthesis (external)eye → Z44.2-
  • Removal (from) (of)artificialeye → Z44.2-
  • Admission (for)fitting (of)breast prosthesis (external) → Z44.3
  • Fitting (and adjustment) (of)artificialbreast → Z44.3
  • Fitting (and adjustment) (of)prosthesis (external)breast → Z44.3
  • Fitting (and adjustment) (of)prosthesis (external)specified NEC → Z44.8
  • Admission (for)adjustment (of)prosthesis → Z44.9
  • Admission (for)fitting (of)prosthesis → Z44.9
  • Fitting (and adjustment) (of)device NOSprosthetic (external) → Z44.9
  • Removal (from) (of)externalprosthesis, prosthetic device → Z44.9
  • Admission (for)adjustment (of)artificialarm → Z44.00-
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)removal (of)artificialarm → Z44.00-
  • Removal (from) (of)artificialarmcomplete → Z44.01-
  • Removal (from) (of)artificialarmpartial → Z44.02-
  • Admission (for)adjustment (of)artificialleg → Z44.10-
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)removal (of)artificialleg → Z44.10-
  • Removal (from) (of)artificiallegcomplete → Z44.11-
  • Removal (from) (of)artificiallegpartial → Z44.12-
  • Admission (for)adjustment (of)artificialeye → Z44.2-
  • Admission (for)adjustment (of)prosthesiseye → Z44.2-
  • Admission (for)fitting (of)artificialeye → Z44.2-
  • Admission (for)fitting (of)prosthesiseye → Z44.2-
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)removal (of)artificialeye → Z44.2-
  • Fitting (and adjustment) (of)device NOSprosthetic (external)eye → Z44.2-
  • Admission (for)adjustment (of)breastprosthesis (external) → Z44.3
  • Admission (for)adjustment (of)prosthesisbreast → Z44.3
  • Admission (for)fitting (of)prosthesisbreast → Z44.3
  • Fitting (and adjustment) (of)device NOSprosthetic (external)breast → Z44.3
  • Removal (from) (of)externalprosthesis, prosthetic devicebreast → Z44.3-
  • Admission (for)adjustment (of)prosthesisspecified NEC → Z44.8
  • Admission (for)fitting (of)prosthesisspecified type NEC → Z44.8
  • Fitting (and adjustment) (of)device NOSprosthetic (external)specified NEC → Z44.8
  • Removal (from) (of)externalprosthesis, prosthetic devicespecified NEC → Z44.8
  • Admission (for)adjustment (of)device NECprosthetic → Z44.9
  • Admission (for)fitting (of)device NECprosthetic → Z44.9

16 more, longer entries are not listed; the search box finds them by word.

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