ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00-Z99
Z44 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device
Includes
- removal or replacement of external prosthetic device
Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)
- malfunction or other complications of device - see Alphabetical Index
- presence of prosthetic device (Z97.-)
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| Z44..0 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial arm | No |
| Z44..00 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial arm | No |
| Z44..001 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified right artificial arm | Yes |
| Z44..002 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified left artificial arm | Yes |
| Z44..009 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial arm, unspecified arm | Yes |
| Z44..01 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial arm | No |
| Z44..011 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete right artificial arm | Yes |
| Z44..012 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete left artificial arm | Yes |
| Z44..019 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial arm, unspecified arm | Yes |
| Z44..02 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial arm | No |
| Z44..021 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial right arm | Yes |
| Z44..022 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial left arm | Yes |
| Z44..029 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial arm, unspecified arm | Yes |
| Z44..1 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial leg | No |
| Z44..10 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial leg | No |
| Z44..101 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified right artificial leg | Yes |
| Z44..102 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified left artificial leg | Yes |
| Z44..109 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified artificial leg, unspecified leg | Yes |
| Z44..11 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial leg | No |
| Z44..111 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete right artificial leg | Yes |
| Z44..112 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete left artificial leg | Yes |
| Z44..119 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of complete artificial leg, unspecified leg | Yes |
| Z44..12 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial leg | No |
| Z44..121 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial right leg | Yes |
| Z44..122 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial left leg | Yes |
| Z44..129 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial leg, unspecified leg | Yes |
| Z44..2 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial eye | No |
| Z44..20 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial eye, unspecified | Yes |
| Z44..21 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial right eye | Yes |
| Z44..22 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial left eye | Yes |
| Z44..3 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis | No |
| Z44..30 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external breast prosthesis, unspecified breast | Yes |
| Z44..31 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external right breast prosthesis | Yes |
| Z44..32 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external left breast prosthesis | Yes |
| Z44..8 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other external prosthetic devices | Yes |
| Z44..9 | Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified external prosthetic device | Yes |
Last reviewed: September 2026