2025 ICD-10-CM code Z97
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Factors influencing health status and contact with health services - Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99) 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99) Feed
Presence of other devices.
Code Z97 is used to document the presence of a device that may influence the patient's health status.It is not used for billing purposes for the device itself, but to provide context for other diagnoses or procedures.
- 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
- Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)
In simple words: This code indicates the presence of a medical device in a patient's body, excluding internal prosthetic devices, implants, grafts, cerebrospinal fluid drainage devices, and the fitting and adjustment of prosthetic devices.
Presence of other devices
Example 1: A patient with a permanent pacemaker presents for a routine check-up. The pacemaker is functioning normally. Code Z97 is used to indicate the presence of the pacemaker., A patient has an indwelling urinary catheter.Code Z97 is used to document the presence of the catheter., A patient with an insulin pump presents for diabetes management. Code Z97 is used to indicate the presence of the insulin pump.
Documentation should specify the type of device present.
** Excludes1: complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)Excludes2: fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46) presence of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device (Z98.2)