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Z96.21 - Cochlear implant status


The ICD 10 Code for Cochlear implant status is listed as Z96.21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: Z96.21
Description: Cochlear implant status
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
951 - Other Factors Influencing Health Status
Chapter Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Block Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)
Parent Z96.2 - Presence of otological and audiological implants
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: V43.89 - Other organ or tissue replaced by other means (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Z96.21:
Z96.20 - Presence of otological and audiological implant, unspecified
Z96.22 - Myringotomy tube(s) status
Z96.29 - Presence of other otological and audiological implants