Z90.41
Header — not billableAcquired absence of pancreas
The ICD-10 code for acquired absence of pancreas is Z90.41.
Z90.41 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
Code also
Two codes may be needed to fully describe a condition, but unlike Code First/Use Additional Code, the sequencing order is not mandated by convention.
- exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (K86.81)
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.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Z90.41
Related codes in this category
- Z90.49Acquired absence of other specified parts of digestive tract
- Z90.41Acquired absence of pancreasnon-billable header