ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
Z49.0Preparatory care for renal dialysis
Z49.0 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 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 Z49.0
Z49.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Preparatory care for renal dialysis. It belongs to category Z49 (encounter for care involving renal dialysis), 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 2 subcodes must be used instead.
Within Z49 (encounter for care involving renal dialysis), Z49.0 is specifically for Preparatory care for renal dialysis. Related codes cover encounter for adequacy testing for dialysis (Z49.3).
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z49.01 (catheter) and Z49.02 (catheter).
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 Z49.0
Coding notes
- Encounter for dialysis instruction and training
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Z49.0.
› From Z49 Encounter for care involving renal dialysis
- associated end stage renal disease (N18.6)
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 Z49.0
- Z99.2Excludes1
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about Z49.0
Is Z49.0 billable?
- No. Z49.0 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.