Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z36.8

Encounter for other antenatal screening

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z36.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Encounter for other antenatal screening
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
    (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction
      (Z30-Z39)
      • Encounter for antenatal screening of mother
        (Z36)

Z36.8 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 other antenatal screening. 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 other antenatal screening

Non-specific codes like Z36.8 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 other antenatal screening:

  • Use Z36.81 for Encounter for antenatal screening for hydrops fetalis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z36.82 for Encounter for antenatal screening for nuchal translucency - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z36.83 for Encounter for fetal screening for congenital cardiac abnormalities - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z36.84 for Encounter for antenatal screening for fetal lung maturity - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z36.85 for Encounter for antenatal screening for Streptococcus B - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z36.86 for Encounter for antenatal screening for cervical length - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z36.87 for Encounter for antenatal screening for uncertain dates - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z36.88 for Encounter for antenatal screening for fetal macrosomia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z36.89 for Encounter for other specified antenatal screening - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z36.8A for Encounter for antenatal screening for other genetic defects - BILLABLE CODE

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