Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z29.1

Encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z29.1
ICD-10 Code for:
Encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
    (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases
      (Z20-Z29)
      • Encounter for other prophylactic measures
        (Z29)

Z29.1 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy

Non-specific codes like Z29.1 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy:

  • Use Z29.11 for Encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z29.12 for Encounter for prophylactic antivenin - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z29.13 for Encounter for prophylactic Rho(D) immune globulin - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z29.14 for Encounter for prophylactic rabies immune globin - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Encounter for administration of immunoglobulin

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018