Z46.1
Encounter for fitting and adjustment of hearing aid
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 6 never code together
Instructional notes 5
Z46code
Includes
- removal or replacement of other device
Z40-Z53block
Inclusion terms
- Categories Z40-Z53 are intended for use to indicate a reason for care. They may be used for patients who have already been treated for a disease or injury, but who are receiving aftercare or prophylactic care, or care to consolidate the treatment, or to deal with a residual stateZ40-Z53
Z00-Z99chapter
Notes
- Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:Z00-Z99A00-Y89
- (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
- (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
Index entries leading here 2
Alongside this code 8 same parent — Z46
Z46.0 Encounter for fit/adjst of spectacles and contact lenses Z46.2 Encntr for fit/adjst of dev rel to nrv sys and specl senses Z46.3 Encounter for fit/adjst of dental prosthetic device Z46.4 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of orthodontic device Z46.5 Encounter for fit/adjst of GI appliance and device category Z46.6 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of urinary device Z46.8 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of oth devices category Z46.9 Encounter for fitting and adjustment of unspecified device
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.