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2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z76

Persons encountering health services in other circumstances

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z76
ICD-10 Code for:
Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Z76 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity from the list below for a diagnosis of persons encountering health services in other circumstances. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2026 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 Persons encountering health services in other circumstances

Non-specific codes like Z76 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following billable codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for persons encountering health services in other circumstances:

  • Use Z76.0 for Encounter for issue of repeat prescription

  • Use Z76.1 for Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling

  • Use Z76.2 for Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child

  • Use Z76.3 for Healthy person accompanying sick person

  • Use Z76.4 for Other boarder to healthcare facility

  • Use Z76.5 for Malingerer [conscious simulation]

  • Z76.8 for Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances

  • Use Z76.81 for Expectant parent(s) prebirth pediatrician visit

  • Use Z76.82 for Awaiting organ transplant status

  • Use Z76.89 for Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances

Code Classification

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
    Z00–Z99
    • Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
      Z69-Z76
      • Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
        Z76

Code History

  • FY 2026 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2025 through 9/30/2026
  • FY 2025 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2024 through 9/30/2025
  • 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
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.