Z45.82 Encounter for adjustment or removal of myringotomy device (stent) (tube)

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

Applies from Z45 Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted device

Includes

• removal or replacement of implanted device

Excludes1 (never code together)

• malfunction or other complications of device - see Alphabetical Index

Excludes2 (not included here)

• encounter for fitting and adjustment of non-implanted device (Z46.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V53.99 Fitting and adjustment, other device (approximate)

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.

Code annotations containing back-references to Z45.82

Back-references to Z45

• 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 1 Excludes: Z09 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other than malignant neoplasm ("surveillance of prosthetic and other medical devices (Z44-Z46)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z43 Encounter for attention to artificial openings ("fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z46 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices ("encounter for fitting and management of implanted devices (Z45.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare ("encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z96 Presence of other functional implants ("fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z97 Presence of other devices ("fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z98 Other postprocedural states ("aftercare (Z43-Z49, Z51)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z45.82

• Encounter (with health service) (for) › adjustment and management (of) › myringotomy device (stent) (tube)
• Encounter (with health service) (for) › removal (of) › myringotomy device (stent) (tube)
• Fitting (and adjustment) (of) › myringotomy device (stent) (tube)
• Removal (from) (of) › myringotomy device (stent) (tube)

Nearby codes

• Z45.8 Encounter for adjustment and management of other implanted devices
• Z45.81 Encounter for adjustment or removal of breast implant
• Z45.811 Encounter for adjustment or removal of right breast implant
• Z45.812 Encounter for adjustment or removal of left breast implant
• Z45.819 Encounter for adjustment or removal of unspecified breast implant
• Z45.82 Encounter for adjustment or removal of myringotomy device (stent) (tube) (this code)
• Z45.89 Encounter for adjustment and management of other implanted devices
• Z45.9 Encounter for adjustment and management of unspecified implanted device