2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

Z45.81 Encounter for adjustment or removal of breast implant

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

Z45.81 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Encounter for adjustment or removal of breast implant.

Inclusion term

  • Encounter for elective implant exchange (different material) (different size)

  • Encounter for removal of tissue expander with or without synchronous insertion of permanent implant

Type 1 excludes

  • Complications of breast implant (T85.4-)

  • Encounter for initial breast implant insertion for cosmetic breast augmentation (Z41.1)

  • Encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy (Z42.1)

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    No changes

  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    Code changed

    • Inclusion term

        • Encounter for elective implant exchange (different material) (different size)
        • Encounter removal of tissue expander with or without synchronous insertion of permanent implant
        • Encounter for elective implant exchange (different material) (different size)
        • Encounter for removal of tissue expander with or without synchronous insertion of permanent implant
  5. 2021

    No changes

  6. 2020

    Code changed

    • Inclusion term

        • Encounter for elective implant exchange (different material) (different size)
        • Encounter removal of tissue expander without synchronous insertion of permanent implant
        • Encounter for elective implant exchange (different material) (different size)
        • Encounter removal of tissue expander with or without synchronous insertion of permanent implant
  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    No changes

  9. 2017

    No changes

  10. 2016

    New code