Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.
Applies from Z97 Presence of other devices
Excludes1 (never code together)
complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
Excludes2 (not included here)
fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
presence of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device (Z98.2)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
V45.89 Other postprocedural status (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 Z97.8
Back-references to Z97
Type 2 Excludes: M96 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified ("presence of functional implants and other devices (Z96-Z97)")
Type 1 Excludes: Z18 Retained foreign body fragments ("organ or tissue replaced by means other than transplant (Z96.-, Z97.-)")
Type 1 Excludes: Z44 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device ("presence of prosthetic device (Z97.-)")
Type 2 Excludes: Z45.018 Encounter for adjustment and management of other part of cardiac pacemaker ("presence of prosthetic and other devices (Z95.1-Z95.5, Z95.811-Z97)")
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 other devices (Z97.-)")
Diagnosis Index entries for Z97.8
Presence (of) › device (external) NEC
Presence (of) › device (external) NEC › prosthetic
Status (post) › organ replacement › by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of › breast
Status (post) › organ replacement › by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of › intestine
Status (post) › organ replacement › by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of › kidney
Status (post) › organ replacement › by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of › liver
Status (post) › organ replacement › by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of › lung
Status (post) › organ replacement › by artificial or mechanical device or prosthesis of › pancreas
Nearby codes
Z97.16 Presence of artificial legs, bilateral (complete) (partial)
Z97.2 Presence of dental prosthetic device (complete) (partial)