Z43.6 Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract

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

Applicable to

• Encounter for attention to nephrostomy
• Encounter for attention to ureterostomy
• Encounter for attention to urethrostomy

Applies from Z43 Encounter for attention to artificial openings

Includes

• closure of artificial openings
• passage of sounds or bougies through artificial openings
• reforming artificial openings
• removal of catheter from artificial openings
• toilet or cleansing of artificial openings

Excludes1 (never code together)

• complications of external stoma (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 463 — Artificial Openings for Feeding or Elimination
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 188 — Artificial Openings for Feeding or Elimination
• ESRD V24: HCC 188

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 698-700 in MDC 11.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V55.6 Attention to other artificial opening of urinary tract

Code annotations containing back-references to Z43.6

Back-references to Z43.6

• Type 2 Excludes: Z46.6 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of urinary device ("attention to artificial openings of urinary tract (Z43.5, Z43.6)")

Back-references to Z43

• Type 1 Excludes: Z08 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for malignant neoplasm ("aftercare following medical care (Z43-Z49, Z51)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z09 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other than malignant neoplasm ("aftercare following medical care (Z43-Z49, Z51)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare ("encounter for attention to artificial openings (Z43.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z93 Artificial opening status ("artificial openings requiring attention or management (Z43.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z98 Other postprocedural states ("aftercare (Z43-Z49, Z51)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z43.6

• Admission (for) › attention to artificial opening (of) › nephrostomy
• Admission (for) › attention to artificial opening (of) › specified site NEC › urinary tract
• Admission (for) › attention to artificial opening (of) › ureterostomy
• Admission (for) › attention to artificial opening (of) › urethrostomy
• Attention (to) › artificial › opening (of) › urinary tract NEC
• Attention (to) › artificial › opening (of) › urinary tract NEC › nephrostomy
• Attention (to) › artificial › opening (of) › urinary tract NEC › ureterostomy
• Attention (to) › artificial › opening (of) › urinary tract NEC › urethrostomy
• Attention (to) › nephrostomy
• Attention (to) › ureterostomy
• Attention (to) › urethrostomy
• Nephrostomy › attention to
• Ureterostomy › attention to
• Urethrostomy › attention to

Nearby codes

• Z43.1 Encounter for attention to gastrostomy
• Z43.2 Encounter for attention to ileostomy
• Z43.3 Encounter for attention to colostomy
• Z43.4 Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of digestive tract
• Z43.5 Encounter for attention to cystostomy
• Z43.6 Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract (this code)
• Z43.7 Encounter for attention to artificial vagina
• Z43.8 Encounter for attention to other artificial openings
• Z43.9 Encounter for attention to unspecified artificial opening