ICD-10 diagnosis code

Z99.8 Dependence on other enabling machines and devices

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Z99.8 is the ICD-10 code for Dependence on other enabling machines and devices. It is a four-character subcategory of Z99 (Dependence on enabling machines and devices, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z80–Z99 (Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XXI · Z00–Z99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Z99.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

Z99.8Avhengighet av annet teknisk hjelpemiddel eller innretning

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DZ998Afhængighed af andet hjælpemiddel eller apparat

  • DZ998AAfhængig af hjælpemiddel ved søvnapnø
  • DZ998BAfhængig af hjælpemiddel til gang
  • DZ998CAfhængig af hjælpemiddel til kommunikation
FinlandICD-10-FI

Z99.8Riippuvuus muista määritetyistä apukoneista ja/tai muista määritetyistä apuvälineistä

GermanyICD-10-GM

Z99.8Langzeitige Abhängigkeit von sonstigen unterstützenden Apparaten, medizinischen Geräten oder Hilfsmitteln

FranceICD-10-FR

Z99.8Dépendance envers d'autres machines et appareils auxiliaires

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Z99.8afhankelijkheid van overige gespecificeerde hulpapparatuur en hulpmiddelen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • Z99.81Dependence on supplemental oxygen
  • Z99.89Dependence on other enabling machines and devices

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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