Z44.02Encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial arm

Z44.02 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial arm. It belongs to category Z44 (encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device), 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Z44.0 (encounter for fitting and adjustment of artificial arm), Z44.02 is specifically for encounter for fitting and adjustment of partial artificial arm. Related codes cover unspecified artificial arm (Z44.00) and complete artificial arm (Z44.01).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z44.021 (arm), Z44.022 (arm) and Z44.029 (unspecified arm).

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