Z40.8: Encounter for other prophylactic surgery

No longer billable · FY2026

Not billable: this is a header. Use one of the more specific codes below.

• No longer billable from October 1, 2025: it became a header for more specific codes: Z40.81, Z40.82, Z40.89.

Code breakdown

Coding notes

Excludes1 (from Z40)

• organ donations (Z52.-)
• therapeutic organ removal-code to condition

Codes under Z40.8

• Z40.81 Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of ovary(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors
• Z40.82 Encounter for prophylactic surgery for removal of fallopian tube(s) for persons without known genetic/familial risk factors
• Z40.89 Encounter for other prophylactic surgery

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