Z53 — Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried out
Not billable
Is Z53 billable?
No — Z53 is a non-billable header code. Z53 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 12 billable codes beneath Z53.
Billable codes under this header
- Z53.1Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for reasons of belief and group pressure
- Z53.8Procedure and treatment not carried out for other reasons
- Z53.9Procedure and treatment not carried out, unspecified reason
- Z53.01Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient smoking
- Z53.09Procedure and treatment not carried out because of other contraindication
- Z53.20Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for unspecified reasons
- Z53.21Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care provider
- Z53.29Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other reasons
- Z53.31Laparoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure
- Z53.32Thoracoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure
- Z53.33Arthroscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure
- Z53.39Other specified procedure converted to open procedure
Z53 at a glance
| Code | Z53 |
|---|---|
| Description | Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried out |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z40-Z53
The conditions below are not part of Z53, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z53 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09)
What codes fall under Z53? (6)
- Z53.0Procedure and treatment not carried out because of contraindicationnot billable
- Z53.1Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for reasons of belief and group pressure
- Z53.2Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other and unspecified reasonsnot billable
- Z53.3Procedure converted to open procedurenot billable
- Z53.8Procedure and treatment not carried out for other reasons
- Z53.9Procedure and treatment not carried out, unspecified reason
How long has Z53 existed?
Z53 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.