Z41.3 Encounter for ear piercing

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 795 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V50.3 Ear piercing

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Diagnosis Index entries for Z41.3

• Admission (for) › ear piercing
• Ear › piercing
• Encounter (with health service) (for) › ear piercing

Nearby codes

• Z41 Encounter for procedures for purposes other than remedying health state
• Z41.1 Encounter for cosmetic surgery
• Z41.2 Encounter for routine and ritual male circumcision
• Z41.3 Encounter for ear piercing (this code)
• Z41.8 Encounter for other procedures for purposes other than remedying health state
• Z41.9 Encounter for procedure for purposes other than remedying health state, unspecified