Z43
Non-billableEncounter for attention to artificial openings
Z43 is the ICD-10-CM code for Encounter for attention to artificial openings. It is a non-billable category code — use a more specific child code such as Z43.0 for billing.
- Status
- Header (non-billable)
- Chapter
- Z00-Z99
- Subcodes
- 10
- Edition
- FY2026
Z00-Z99 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
What this means — in plain language
MedlinePlus · NIHAn ostomy is surgery to create an opening (stoma) from an area inside the body to the outside. It treats certain diseases of the digestive or urinary systems. It can be permanent, when an organ must be removed. It can be temporary, when the organ needs time to heal. The organ could be the small intestine, colon, rectum, or bladder. With an ostomy, there must be a new way for wastes to leave the body. There are many…
Read more about Ostomy at MedlinePlus ↗Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus). Informational only — not medical advice.
Includes
- •closure of artificial openings
- •passage of sounds or bougies through artificial openings
- •reforming artificial openings
- •removal of catheter from artificial openings
- •toilet or cleansing of artificial openings
Conditions mapped to this code
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Frequently asked questions
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM FY2026. For informational purposes only — not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.
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