Z93 Artificial opening status

Category / Non-billable header 13 subcodes

Block: Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • artificial openings requiring attention or management (Z43.-)
  • complications of external stoma (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
Z93..0 Tracheostomy status Yes
Z93..1 Gastrostomy status Yes
Z93..2 Ileostomy status Yes
Z93..3 Colostomy status Yes
Z93..4 Other artificial openings of gastrointestinal tract status Yes
Z93..5 Cystostomy status No
Z93..50 Unspecified cystostomy status Yes
Z93..51 Cutaneous-vesicostomy status Yes
Z93..52 Appendico-vesicostomy status Yes
Z93..59 Other cystostomy status Yes
Z93..6 Other artificial openings of urinary tract status Yes
Z93..8 Other artificial opening status Yes
Z93..9 Artificial opening status, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026