Z40.82 Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of fallopian tube(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

• Encounter for prophylactic salpingectomy for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors
• Opportunistic salpingectomy

Applies from Z40 Encounter for prophylactic surgery

Excludes1 (never code together)

• organ donations (Z52.-)
• therapeutic organ removal-code to condition

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 742-743 in MDC 13.

Code annotations containing back-references to Z40.82

Back-references to Z40

• Type 1 Excludes: Z29 Encounter for other prophylactic measures ("prophylactic surgery (Z40.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z40.82

• Admission (for) › prophylactic (measure) › organ removal › fallopian tube (s) › for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors
• Admission (for) › prophylactic (measure) › salpingectomy for persons without known genetic/ familial risk factors
• Opportunistic salpingectomy

Nearby codes

• Z40.02 Encounter for prophylactic removal of ovary(s)
• Z40.03 Encounter for prophylactic removal of fallopian tube(s)
• Z40.09 Encounter for prophylactic removal of other organ
• Z40.8 Encounter for other prophylactic surgery
• Z40.81 Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of ovary(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors
• Z40.82 Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of fallopian tube(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors (this code)
• Z40.89 Encounter for other prophylactic surgery
• Z40.9 Encounter for prophylactic surgery, unspecified