Z44 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device

Category / Non-billable header 36 subcodes

Block: Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)

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