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Z02

Z02: Encounter for administrative examination

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Z02 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for encounter for administrative examination. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with Z02

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • Z00Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
  • Z01Encounter for other special examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
  • Z01.0Encounter for examination of eyes and vision
  • Z02.2Encounter for examination for admission to residential institution
  • Z02.5Encounter for examination for participation in sport
  • Z02.7Encounter for issue of medical certificate
  • Z51.81Encounter for therapeutic drug level monitoring

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Z02

10 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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