ICD-10-CM code "Z53.21": Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care provider (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeZ53.21
DescriptionProcedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care provider
Hierarchy
  1. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
  3. Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried out (Z53)
  4. Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other and unspecified reasons (Z53.2)
  5. Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care provider (Z53.21)
Billable statusICD-10-CM Billable code

Excludes

  1. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)

    Type 2follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09)

  3. Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried out (Z53)
  4. Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other and unspecified reasons (Z53.2)
  5. Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care provider (Z53.21)

Includes

  1. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
  3. Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried out (Z53)
  4. Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other and unspecified reasons (Z53.2)
  5. Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care provider (Z53.21)