Skip to content
Dx

ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Z43Encounter for attention to artificial openings

Not billable — use a more specific code

Z43 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 10 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About Z43

Z43 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for attention to artificial openings. It belongs to block Z40-Z53 (Encounters for other specific health care) and chapter 21 (factors influencing health status and contact with health services). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 10 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z43.0 (tracheostomy), Z43.1 (gastrostomy), Z43.2 (ileostomy), Z43.3 (colostomy), Z43.4 (tract), Z43.5 (cystostomy), Z43.6 (tract), Z43.7 (vagina) and 2 more.

Don't report Z43 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: complications of external stoma (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-).

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of Z43, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under Z43

Coding notes

IncludesFurther defines the content of the category
  • 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
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
Excludes2Not included here — may be reported together if both conditions exist
  • fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Z43.

Broader instructions also apply from Z40-Z53 Encounters for other specific health care and Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.

Codes whose notes reference Z43

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about Z43

Is Z43 billable?

No. Z43 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.