Z52.811 Egg (Oocyte) donor under age 35, designated recipient

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

Applies from Z52 Donors of organs and tissues

Includes

• autologous and other living donors

Excludes1 (never code together)

• cadaveric donor - omit code
• examination of potential donor (Z00.5)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V59.72 Egg (oocyte) (ovum) donor, under age 35, designated recipient

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 Z52.811

Back-references to Z52

• Type 1 Excludes: Z40 Encounter for prophylactic surgery ("organ donations (Z52.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z52.811

• Donor (organ or tissue) › egg (Oocyte) › under age 35 › designated recipient

Nearby codes

• Z52.5 Cornea donor
• Z52.6 Liver donor
• Z52.8 Donor of other specified organs or tissues
• Z52.81 Egg (Oocyte) donor
• Z52.810 Egg (Oocyte) donor under age 35, anonymous recipient
• Z52.811 Egg (Oocyte) donor under age 35, designated recipient (this code)
• Z52.812 Egg (Oocyte) donor age 35 and over, anonymous recipient
• Z52.813 Egg (Oocyte) donor age 35 and over, designated recipient
• Z52.819 Egg (Oocyte) donor, unspecified
• Z52.89 Donor of other specified organs or tissues
• Z52.9 Donor of unspecified organ or tissue