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Z44.3

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

Z44Z44.3

Chapter: 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Section: Z40-Z53 - Encounters for other specific health care

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with Z44.3

  • complications of breast implant (T85.4-)
  • encounter for adjustment or removal of breast implant (Z45.81-)
  • Z41.1 - encounter for initial breast implant insertion for cosmetic breast augmentation (Z41.1)
  • Z42.1 - encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy (Z42.1)

Specific Codes (3)

Z44.30Billable

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis, unspecified breast

Z44.31Billable

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external right breast prosthesis

Z44.32Billable

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external left breast prosthesis

Related Codes

Z44.0Category

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial arm

Z44.1Category

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial leg

Z44.2Category

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial eye

Z44.8Billable

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other external prosthetic devices

Z44.9Billable

Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified external prosthetic device

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