DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

Z49 Encounter for care involving renal dialysis

  • Header · not billable

Z49 is not billable. The category heads 4 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 2 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Management (of)renal dialysis catheter → Z49.01
  • Preparatory care for subsequent treatment NECfor dialysis → Z49.01
  • Test, tests, testing (for)adequacy (for dialysis)peritoneal → Z49.32

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. Z49 Encounter for care involving renal dialysis
Billable codes
4
Subdivisions
2
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
5

Codes in Z49

  1. Z49.0
    Preparatory care for renal dialysis
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for dialysis instruction and training
  2. Z49.01
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of extracorporeal dialysis catheter
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Removal or replacement of renal dialysis catheter
    • Toilet or cleansing of renal dialysis catheter
  3. Z49.02
    Encounter for fitting and adjustment of peritoneal dialysis catheter
    BillableExempt
  4. Z49.3
    Encounter for adequacy testing for dialysis
    Header
  5. Z49.31
    Encounter for adequacy testing for hemodialysis
    BillableExempt
  6. Z49.32
    Encounter for adequacy testing for peritoneal dialysis
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for peritoneal equilibration test

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At Z49

Code also

  • associated end stage renal disease (N18.6) N18.6

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

  • Management (of)renal dialysis catheter → Z49.01
  • Preparatory care for subsequent treatment NECfor dialysis → Z49.01
  • Preparatory care for subsequent treatment NECfor dialysisperitoneal → Z49.02
  • Test, tests, testing (for)adequacy (for dialysis)hemodialysis → Z49.31
  • Test, tests, testing (for)adequacy (for dialysis)peritoneal → Z49.32

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