Z43.6 — Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract

Billable

Is Z43.6 billable?

Yes — Z43.6 is billable for FY2027. Z43.6 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Z43.6 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Z43.6 at a glance

Code	Z43.6
Description	Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does Z43.6 group to?

Z43.6 sits in MDC 11 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

698Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCCmedical
699Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CCmedical
700Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical

How is Z43.6 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Z43.6. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Attention › nephrostomy (to)
Attention › ureterostomy (to)
Attention › urethrostomy (to)
Nephrostomy › attention to
Ureterostomy › attention to
Urethrostomy › attention to
Admission › attention to artificial opening › nephrostomy (for)
Admission › attention to artificial opening › ureterostomy (for)
Admission › attention to artificial opening › urethrostomy (for)
Admission › attention to artificial opening › specified site NEC › urinary tract (for)
Attention › artificial › opening › urinary tract NEC (to)
Attention › artificial › opening › urinary tract NEC › nephrostomy (to)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Z43.6.

Encounter for attention to nephrostomy
Encounter for attention to ureterostomy
Encounter for attention to urethrostomy

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Z43

The conditions below can never be reported together with Z43.6 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

complications of external stoma (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z40-Z53

The conditions below are not part of Z43.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z43.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.

follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z43

The conditions below are not part of Z43.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z43.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.

fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)

How long has Z43.6 existed?

Z43.6 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.