Z95.9 Presence of cardiac and vascular implant and graft, unspecified

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

Applies from Z95 Presence of cardiac and vascular implants and grafts

Excludes2 (not included here)

• complications of cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts (T82.-)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V45.00 Unspecified cardiac device in situ (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 Z95.9

Back-references to Z95

• Type 1 Excludes: Z18 Retained foreign body fragments ("in situ cardiac device (Z95.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z46 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of other devices ("presence of prosthetic and other devices (Z95-Z97)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z78 Other specified health status ("postprocedural status (Z93-Z99)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z87.7 Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations ("presence of cardiac and vascular implants and grafts (Z95.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z94 Transplanted organ and tissue status ("presence of vascular grafts (Z95.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z95.9

• Presence (of) › cardiac › implant or graft
• Presence (of) › intravascular implant (functional) (prosthetic) NEC
• Presence (of) › vascular implant or device

Nearby codes

• Z95.812 Presence of fully implantable artificial heart
• Z95.818 Presence of other cardiac implants and grafts
• Z95.82 Presence of other vascular implants and grafts
• Z95.820 Peripheral vascular angioplasty status with implants and grafts
• Z95.828 Presence of other vascular implants and grafts
• Z95.9 Presence of cardiac and vascular implant and graft, unspecified (this code)