Z96.6
Header — not billablePresence of orthopedic joint implants
The ICD-10 code for presence of orthopedic joint implants is Z96.6.
Z96.6 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Z96.6
- Z96.60Presence of unspecified orthopedic joint implant
- Z96.61Presence of artificial shoulder jointnon-billable header
- Z96.62Presence of artificial elbow jointnon-billable header
- Z96.63Presence of artificial wrist jointnon-billable header
- Z96.64Presence of artificial hip jointnon-billable header
- Z96.65Presence of artificial knee jointnon-billable header
- Z96.66Presence of artificial ankle jointnon-billable header
- Z96.69Presence of other orthopedic joint implantsnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- Z96.0Presence of urogenital implants
- Z96.1Presence of intraocular lens
- Z96.2Presence of otological and audiological implantsnon-billable header
- Z96.3Presence of artificial larynx
- Z96.4Presence of endocrine implantsnon-billable header
- Z96.5Presence of tooth-root and mandibular implants
- Z96.7Presence of other bone and tendon implants
- Z96.8Presence of other specified functional implantsnon-billable header
- Z96.9Presence of functional implant, unspecified
- Z96.6Presence of orthopedic joint implantsnon-billable header