Z98.85 — Transplanted organ removal status

Billable

Is Z98.85 billable?

Yes — Z98.85 is billable for FY2027. Z98.85 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Z98.85 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Z98.85 at a glance

Code	Z98.85
Description	Transplanted organ removal status
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

What Medicare edits apply to Z98.85?

The Medicare Code Editor screens inpatient claims before they are grouped. These edits name Z98.85 directly.

Cannot be a principal diagnosis — MCE edit 9

CMS will reject this code as the principal diagnosis on an inpatient claim. It describes something other than the condition chiefly responsible for the admission.

Which MS-DRGs does Z98.85 group to?

Z98.85 sits in MDC 23 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

951Other Factors Influencing Health Statusmedical

How is Z98.85 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Z98.85. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Status › transplant › organ removed (post)
Transplant › organ › removal status (ed) (status)

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with Z98.85 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

encounter for removal of transplanted organ -code to complication of transplanted organ (T86.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Z98.85.

Transplanted organ previously removed due to complication, failure, rejection or infection

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z98

The conditions below are not part of Z98.85, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z98.85 and the excluded code may both be reported.

aftercare (Z43-Z49, Z51)
follow-up medical care (Z08-Z09)
Fontan related circulation (I27.84-)
postprocedural complication - see Alphabetical Index

Code also — inherited from Z77-Z99

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether Z98.85 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.

any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)

How long has Z98.85 existed?

Z98.85 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.

Which conditions are coded to Z98.85?

ICD-10 code for Transplant