2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z13.71Encounter for nonprocreative screening for genetic disease carrier status
Z13.71 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for nonprocreative screening for genetic disease carrier status. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 951. The code is not accepted as a principal diagnosis by the Medicare Code Editor and exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Encounter for observation and examination for conditions ruled out (excludes infectious disease, neoplasm, mental disorders).
Code Identity
Code Classification
Code EditsBilling
Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z13.71.
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Z13.71 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review the other POA exempt codes in Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13).
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z13.71: its own notes plus those printed at Z13.7, Z13, block Z00-Z13, and Chapter 21. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- genetic testing for procreative management (Z31.4-)
- encounter for diagnostic examination-code to sign or symptom
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
- (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
- (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name Z13.71, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 2
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming Z13.71: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- Z31.43 Encounter for genetic testing of female for procreative managementnonprocreative genetic testing (Z13.7-) names Z13.7-, which includes this code
- Z31.44 Encounter for genetic testing of male for procreative managementnonprocreative genetic testing (Z13.7-) names Z13.7-, which includes this code
Excludes2 2
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming Z13.71: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
genetic (nonprocreative) - for procreative management See: Testing, genetic, for procreative management;
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Genetic Testing
Genetic testing is a type of medical test that looks for changes, sometimes called variants or mutations, in your DNA. DNA contains the genetic instructions in all living things. Often, these changes have no effect, but sometimes, even a small change in DNA can cause disease or other health conditions.
The full article covers:
- What is genetic testing?
- What are the different ways to get genetic tests?
- Why is genetic testing done?
- How is genetic testing done?
- What are the benefits of genetic testing?
- What are the drawbacks of genetic testing?
- How do I decide whether to be tested?
Read the full article at MedlinePlus
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Convert Z13.71 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About Z13.71Overview
Is Z13.71 a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report encounter for nonprocreative screening for genetic disease carrier status on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does Z13.71 group to?
On inpatient claims, encounter for nonprocreative screening for genetic disease carrier status maps to MS-DRG 951 (other Factors Influencing Health Status), which carries a relative weight of 0.5574. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can Z13.71 be a principal diagnosis?
No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because encounter for nonprocreative screening for genetic disease carrier status describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.
Is Z13.71 exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for encounter for nonprocreative screening for genetic disease carrier status on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13) range of the CMS exempt list.
Can Z13.71 be reported with a code from Z31.4?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at Z13.7, which applies to Z13.71, lists "genetic testing for procreative management (Z31.4-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
