2024 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
- Code Navigator:
Z76 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of persons encountering health services in other circumstances. 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 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 ICD-10-CM 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 - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z76.1 for Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z76.2 for Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z76.3 for Healthy person accompanying sick person - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z76.4 for Other boarder to healthcare facility - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z76.5 for Malingerer [conscious simulation] - BILLABLE CODE
Z76.8 for Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances - NON-BILLABLE CODE
Use Z76.81 for Expectant parent(s) prebirth pediatrician visit - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z76.82 for Awaiting organ transplant status - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z76.89 for Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances - 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
- 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.