Z45.01
Header — not billableEncounter for adjustment and management of cardiac pacemaker
The ICD-10 code for encounter for adjustment and management of cardiac pacemaker is Z45.01.
Z45.01 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- encounter for adjustment and management of automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator with synchronous cardiac pacemaker (Z45.02)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Encounter for adjustment and management of cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker (CRT-P)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z45.02Encounter for adjustment and management of automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator
- Z45.09Encounter for adjustment and management of other cardiac device
- Z45.01Encounter for adjustment and management of cardiac pacemakernon-billable header