ICD-10 diagnosis code
Z53 Persons encountering health services for specific procedures, not carried out
Z53 is the ICD-10 code for Persons encountering health services for specific procedures, not carried out. It is a three-character category divided into 5 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 Z53 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- immunization not carried out Z28.-
Subcodes of Z53
- Z53.0Procedure not carried out because of contraindication
- Z53.1Procedure not carried out because of patient's decision for reasons of belief and group pressure
- Z53.2Procedure not carried out because of patient's decision for other and unspecified reasons
- Z53.8Procedure not carried out for other reasons
- Z53.9Procedure not carried out, unspecified reason
Z53 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z53Yhteydenotto terveyspalvelujen tuottajiin määritettyjen toimenpiteiden takia, jotka jäävät tekemättä
Z53Personen, die Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens wegen spezifischer Maßnahmen aufgesucht haben, die aber nicht durchgeführt wurden
Z53Sujets ayant recours aux services de santé pour des actes médicaux spécifiques, non effectués
Z53personen die in contact komen met gezondheidszorg voor specifieke
Listed through more specific codes:
- Z53.31Laparoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure
- Z53.32Thoracoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure
- Z53.33Arthroscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure
- Z53.39Other specified procedure converted to open procedure
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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