2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z76.0Encounter for issue of repeat prescription
Z76.0 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for issue of repeat prescription. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). The code is not accepted as a principal diagnosis by the Medicare Code Editor and exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified encounters and counseling.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Code EditsBilling
Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z76.0.
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Z76.0 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review other POA exempt codes.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Previous treatment continue
- Previous treatment repeat
- Repeat prescription card duplicate issue
- Repeat prescription card issued
- Repeat prescription card status
- Repeat prescription drug side effect
- Repeat prescription for symptom change
- Repeat prescription monitoring status
- Repeat prescription reviewed by hospital
- Repeat prescription reviewed by pharmacist
- Repeat prescription treatment changed
- Repeat prescription treatment started
- Repeated prescription
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
Inclusion Terms
- Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for appliance
- Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for medicaments
- Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for spectacles
Type 2 Excludes
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.
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance
References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.
- Issue of
- repeat prescription (appliance) (glasses) (medicinal substance, medicament, medicine)
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Encounter for Issue of Repeat Prescription
an encounter with a patient that requires that their prescription be refilled or re-issued.
Convert Z76.0 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About Z76.0Overview
Is Z76.0 (Persons encountering health services in other circumstances) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report encounter for issue of repeat prescription on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
Can Z76.0 be a principal diagnosis?
No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because encounter for issue of repeat prescription describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.
Is Z76.0 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 issue of repeat prescription on inpatient claims.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of Z76.0?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, encounter for issue of repeat prescription converts to ICD-9-CM V68.1 (issue repeat prescript). The mapping is a direct match.
