ICD-Code Z40.0: Prophylactic surgery for risk-factors related to malignant neoplasms
- Z40.00 Prophylactic surgery for risk-factors related to malignant neoplasms: Prophylactic breast surgery
- Z40.01 Prophylactic surgery for risk-factors related to malignant neoplasms: Prophylactic surgery of ovary
- Z40.08 Prophylactic surgery for risk-factors related to malignant neoplasms: Prophylactic surgery of other organs
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). Unfortunately, no explanation is currently available for this code.