Z49 is the ICD-10 code for Care involving dialysis. It is a three-character category divided into 3 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block Z40–Z54 (Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and health care) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Z49 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- dialysis preparation and treatment
What Z49 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- renal dialysis status Z99.2
Subcodes of Z49
Z49 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z49Dialysvård
Z49Dialyysihoito
Z49Dialysebehandlung
Z49Surveillance d'une dialyse
Z49zorg bij dialyse
Listed through more specific codes:
- Z49.31Encounter for adequacy testing for hemodialysis
- Z49.32Encounter for adequacy testing for peritoneal dialysis
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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