Z93 — Artificial opening status

Not billable

Is Z93 billable?

No — Z93 is a non-billable header code. Z93 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 Z93.

Billable codes under this header

Z93 at a glance

Code	Z93
Description	Artificial opening status
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with Z93 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

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

Code also — inherited from Z77-Z99

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether Z93 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.

any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)

What codes fall under Z93? (9)

How long has Z93 existed?

Z93 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.