Z99.8
Header — not billableDependence on other enabling machines and devices
The ICD-10 code for dependence on other enabling machines and devices is Z99.8.
Z99.8 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.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z99.0Dependence on aspirator
- Z99.1Dependence on respiratornon-billable header
- Z99.2Dependence on renal dialysis
- Z99.3Dependence on wheelchair
- Z99.8Dependence on other enabling machines and devicesnon-billable header