2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z30.2Encounter for sterilization
Z30.2 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for sterilization. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 729 through 730, 742 through 743, 760 through 761. The code is exempt from POA reporting. Coders also document this condition as counseling for elective sterilization done. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Contraceptive and procreative management.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Z30.2 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review the other POA exempt codes in Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction (Z30-Z39).
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Counseling for elective sterilization done
- Counseling for sterilization done
- Endoscopic bilateral occlusion of fallopian tubes using intrafallopian implants done
- Endoscopy carried out
- Sterilization procedure done
- Sterilization requested
- Vasectomy requested
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z30.2: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 21. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
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 Z30.2, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 1
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming Z30.2: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2 3
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming Z30.2: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
- Block Z00-Z13 Persons encountering health services for examinations
- Z70 Counseling related to sexual attitude, behavior and orientation
- Z71 Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
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Convert Z30.2 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
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Questions About Z30.2Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for encounter for sterilization?
The ICD-10-CM code for encounter for sterilization is Z30.2 (sometimes written as Z302). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is Z30.2 (Encounter for contraceptive management) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report encounter for sterilization on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does Z30.2 group to?
When encounter for sterilization is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 742, 729, 743, 760, 761, 730, with relative weights from 0.6595 to 1.8448 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is Z30.2 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 sterilization on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction (Z30-Z39) range of the CMS exempt list.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of Z30.2?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, encounter for sterilization converts to ICD-9-CM V25.2 (sterilization). The mapping is a direct match.
