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Z02.79

Z02.79: Encounter for issue of other medical certificate

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z02.79 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for issue of other medical certificate. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z02.79

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z02.7: Encounter for issue of medical certificate

Other codes that can never be billed with Z02.79

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

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Issue of›medical certificate
  • Encounter›administrative purpose only›examination for›medical certificate NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z02.7

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.