2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z76.1Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z69-Z76›Z76

ICD-10-CM Z76.1
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Z76.1 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for health supervision and care of foundling. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 951. The code is exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified encounters and counseling.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z76.1
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling
Short Description
Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
Z76
Persons encountering health services in other circumstances

Code Classification

ChapterZ00–Z99Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
SectionZ69-Z76Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
CategoryZ76Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
This CodeZ76.1Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling

Present on Admission (POA)Billing

Z76.1 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 other circumstances (Z69-Z76).

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z76.1: 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.

From Chapter 21 (Z00-Z99) Factors influencing health status and contact with health services applies to 1,425 codes
  • 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 Z76.1, its category, or a range that includes it.

Excludes1 2

These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming Z76.1: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.

  • Z00.12 Encounter for routine child health examination
    health supervision of foundling or other healthy infant or child (Z76.1-Z76.2)
  • Z02.89 Encounter for other administrative examinations
    health supervision of foundling or other healthy infant or child (Z76.1-Z76.2)

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.

CCSR FAC012
Other specified encounters and counseling
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient Yes · outpatient Yes

Convert Z76.1 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
V20.0 Foundling health care
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2026No changes
FY 2027CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Questions About Z76.1Overview

What is the ICD-10 code for encounter for health supervision and care of foundling?

The ICD-10-CM code for encounter for health supervision and care of foundling is Z76.1 (sometimes written as Z761). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is Z76.1 (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 health supervision and care of foundling on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What MS-DRG does Z76.1 group to?

When encounter for health supervision and care of foundling is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 951 (other Factors Influencing Health Status), which carries a relative weight of 0.5574. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.

Is Z76.1 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 health supervision and care of foundling on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76) range of the CMS exempt list.

What is the ICD-9 equivalent of Z76.1?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, encounter for health supervision and care of foundling converts to ICD-9-CM V20.0 (foundling health care). The mapping is a direct match.