ICD-Code Z43: Attention to artificial openings
- Z43.0 Attention to tracheostomy
- Z43.1 Attention to gastrostomy
- Z43.2 Attention to ileostomy
- Z43.3 Attention to colostomy
- Z43.4 Attention to other artificial openings of digestive tract
- Z43.5 Attention to cystostomy
- Z43.6 Attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract
- Z43.7 Attention to artificial vagina
- Z43.8 Attention to other artificial openings
- Z43.9 Attention to unspecified artificial opening
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). Unfortunately, no explanation is currently available for this code.