Z97 Presence of other devices

Category / Non-billable header 14 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)

  • complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
  • presence of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device (Z98.2)

Subcodes

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

Code Description Billable
Z97..0 Presence of artificial eye Yes
Z97..1 Presence of artificial limb (complete) (partial) No
Z97..10 Presence of artificial limb (complete) (partial), unspecified Yes
Z97..11 Presence of artificial right arm (complete) (partial) Yes
Z97..12 Presence of artificial left arm (complete) (partial) Yes
Z97..13 Presence of artificial right leg (complete) (partial) Yes
Z97..14 Presence of artificial left leg (complete) (partial) Yes
Z97..15 Presence of artificial arms, bilateral (complete) (partial) Yes
Z97..16 Presence of artificial legs, bilateral (complete) (partial) Yes
Z97..2 Presence of dental prosthetic device (complete) (partial) Yes
Z97..3 Presence of spectacles and contact lenses Yes
Z97..4 Presence of external hearing-aid Yes
Z97..5 Presence of (intrauterine) contraceptive device Yes
Z97..8 Presence of other specified devices Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026