Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.
Excludes2 (not included here)
bariatric surgery status (Z98.84)
gastric bypass status (Z98.84)
obesity surgery status (Z98.84)
Applies from Z98 Other postprocedural states
Excludes2 (not included here)
aftercare (Z43-Z49, Z51)
follow-up medical care (Z08-Z09)
Fontan related circulation (I27.84-)
postprocedural complication - see Alphabetical Index
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
V45.3 Intestinal bypass or anastomosis status
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 Z98.0
Back-references to Z98.0
Type 2 Excludes: Z98.84 Bariatric surgery status ("intestinal bypass and anastomosis status (Z98.0)")
Back-references to Z98
Type 2 Excludes: Z78 Other specified health status ("postprocedural status (Z93-Z99)")
Type 2 Excludes: Z87.7 Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations ("other postprocedural states (Z98.-)")
Type 2 Excludes: Z92 Personal history of medical treatment ("postprocedural states (Z98.-)")
Diagnosis Index entries for Z98.0
Presence (of) › intestinal bypass or anastomosis
Status (post) › anastomosis
Status (post) › intestinal bypass
Status (post) › reversed jejunal transposition (for bypass)