2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z77.1
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental pollution and hazards in the physical environment
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- Z77.1
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Contact w and exposure pollutn & hazrd in phys envr
- Is Billable?
- Not Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
Z77.1 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental pollution and hazards in the physical environment. 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 Contact w and exposure pollutn & hazrd in phys envr
Non-specific codes like Z77.1 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 contact w and exposure pollutn & hazrd in phys envr:
Z77.11 for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental pollution - NON-BILLABLE CODE
Use Z77.110 for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to air pollution - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z77.111 for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to water pollution - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z77.112 for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to soil pollution - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z77.118 for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other environmental pollution - BILLABLE CODE
Z77.12 for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to hazards in the physical environment - NON-BILLABLE CODE
Use Z77.120 for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to mold (toxic) - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z77.121 for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to harmful algae and algae toxins - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z77.122 for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to noise - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z77.123 for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to radon and other naturally occurring radiation - BILLABLE CODE
Use Z77.128 for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazards in the physical environment - 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.