Z02.83

Z02.83: Encounter for blood-alcohol and blood-drug test

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z02.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for blood-alcohol and blood-drug test. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z02.83 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

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Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code for findings of alcohol or drugs in blood (R78.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z02.83

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
Z02.5Encounter for examination for participation in sport
Z51.81Encounter for therapeutic drug level monitoring

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Test, tests, testing›blood-alcohol
Test, tests, testing›blood-drug
Examination›medical›blood alcohol or drug level

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z02.8