Z53. 09 - Procedure and treatment not carried out because of other contraindication | ICD-10-CM.
9: Procedure and treatment not carried out, unspecified reason.
In the ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, there is only one guideline for discontinued procedures: B3. 3 Discontinued or incomplete procedures – “If the intended procedure is discontinued or otherwise not completed, code the procedure to the root operation performed.
Z53. 20 - Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for unspecified reasons.
Procedures which are discontinued or terminated before planned anesthesia has been provided should be reported with modifier 73. 1) The patient must be prepared for the procedure and taken to the room where the procedure is to be performed to report modifier 73.
Submit CPT modifier 53 with surgical codes or medical diagnostic codes when the procedure is discontinued because of extenuating circumstances. This modifier is used to report services or procedure when the services or procedure is discontinued after anesthesia is administered to the patient.
Modifier 53Modifier 53 — Discontinued Procedure Add this modifier to a surgical or diagnostic procedure code when the physician elects to terminate the procedure due to the patient's well-being.
Z53. 21 is the diagnosis code I dread. When we do our medical charting, it's the code that we use for: “Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care provider”. In medical slang we say “left without being seen.”
A planned procedure that is begun but cannot be completed is coded to the extent to which it was actually performed.
For example, Z12. 31 (Encounter for screening mammogram for malignant neoplasm of breast) is the correct code to use when you are ordering a routine mammogram for a patient. However, coders are coming across many routine mammogram orders that use Z12.
ICD-10-CM Code for Patient's noncompliance with medical treatment and regimen Z91. 1.
Reduced servicesPublished 07/16/2020. Description — Reduced services. This modifier is used to report a service or procedure that is partially reduced or eliminated at the physician's discretion.
Procedure and treatment not carried out because of other contraindication 1 Z53.09 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 Short description: Proc/trtmt not carried out because of contraindication 3 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z53.09 became effective on October 1, 2020. 4 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z53.09 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z53.09 may differ.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z53.09 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Z53.09 Procedure and treatment not carried out because of other contraindication. Z53.1 Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for reasons of belief and group pressure. Z53.2 Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other and unspecified reasons.
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:
Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53) 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 state.
at that point it depends on the third party payer.#N#For instance Medicare won't pay ASC surgeries that were canceled prior to starting the surgery (or providing anesthesia). Now this case is an outpatient surgery so you will be looking at modifier 73 if you were going to apply any. Since it will be based on the payer's policies it's hard to say if you would use the actual surgery code with that modifier, or if no bill will be created.#N#Best route will be to verify the insurance policies.
A discontinued procedure is one that is canceled or not fully accomplished under the procedure definition. To determine if a procedure was discontinued, look for the following key terms in the documentation:
In this case, you should only code the root operation that was performed. The correct ICD-10-PCS code for this procedure is BB4BZZZ Ultrasonography of pleura .
The correct ICD-10-PCS code for this procedure is 037H0ZZ Dilation of common carotid artery, open approach.
In the inpatient coding world, a great deal of importance is placed on coding to derive the correct diagnosis-related group (DRG) assignment. As coders, part of our responsibility is to review medical record documentation. We must verify whether a procedure was performed as planned and code accordingly, as this ultimately impacts Medicare severity diagnosis-related groups (MS-DRGs) and reimbursement.
An arterial cannula was placed into the right common carotid artery; no device was placed. Venotomy was performed on the right jugular vein and an attempt was made to pass the cannula; unable to get the vessel to the appropriate size to accommodate the jugular catheter. Had to stop the venous cannulation at this point.
When a procedure is terminated due to circumstances that threaten the well-being of the patient or other extenuating circumstances (for example, failure of a critical piece of O.R. equipment) occurring after the administration of anesthesia, or after the procedure is started, Modifier -74 is used. Transmittal 2386 explains that Modifier -74 “may also be used to indicate that a planned surgical or diagnostic procedure was discontinued, partially reduced or cancelled at the physician’s discretion after the administration of anesthesia.” The same broad definition of anesthesia is applied. If the procedure is discontinued after the patient has received anesthesia or after the procedure has been started (i.e., “scope inserted, intubation started, incision made,” etc.) the hospital is paid the full OPPS amount.
If cancelation is a frequent occurrence, the hospital should determine whether there is a faulty process to blame. Are preregistered patients contacted a day or two prior to a scheduled procedure to be sure they still are planning to undergo the procedure? Have their conditions changed? Are there any acute illnesses, such as cold or flu, which might result in cancelation on arrival? Has the patient received clear instructions on how to prepare for the surgery, such as being NPO or using an anti-staph soap? Pre-op attention to detail can prevent many last-minute cancelations.
For diagnostic tests and procedures for which anesthesia is not required, the hospital may bill using the usual billing codes, simply adding Modifier -52 to the CPT code “to indicate partial reduction, cancellation or discontinuation .” The medical record must document the medical reason the procedure was aborted, because the hospital is not eligible for payment if the patient fails to arrive for the test or just decides not to undergo the procedure. According to APCs Weekly Monitor (the March 16, 2012 edition), “this documentation is crucial to support the resources being reported and to document the clinical/medical reason that necessitated the cancellation of the service.” Modifier -52 also can be used when a physician intends to perform a bilateral procedure but only performs one side. The modifier is not required, however, when the procedure is listed as “bilateral or unilateral” because the payment would be the same. Transmittal 2386 explains further that “Modifier -53 is used to indicate discontinuation of physician services and is not approved for use for outpatient hospital services.”
On the other hand, if anesthesia has been administered before the case is canceled or terminated, the hospital would provide routine post-op care and bill for the inpatient procedure even though it hadn’t been completed.
CPT Modifiers -73 and -74 are used when a procedure requiring anesthesia is not completed.
Billing with the above modifiers is allowed only when there are clinical or “extenuating circumstances” that prevent completion of procedures. Transmittal 2386 explains that “the elective cancellation of a procedure (such as a patient not showing up or changing his/her mind) should not be reported.”
V64.1: Surgical or other procedure not carried out because of contraindication. V64.2: Surgical or other procedure not carried out because of patient’s decision . V64.3: Procedure not carried out for other reasons.
Z53.9 is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Procedure and treatment not carried out, unspecified reason . It is found in the 2021 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2020 - Sep 30, 2021 .
Category Z53: Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried out
DO NOT include the decimal point when electronically filing claims as it may be rejected. Some clearinghouses may remove it for you but to avoid having a rejected claim due to an invalid ICD-10 code, do not include the decimal point when submitting claims electronically. See also: Canceled procedure (surgical) Z53.9.