Z04.1
Z04.1: Encounter for examination and observation following transport accident
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
Z04.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for examination and observation following transport accident. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z04.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- encounter for examination and observation following work accident (Z04.2)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Examination›following›motor vehicle accident
- Observation›accident NEC›transport
- Examination›following›accident NEC›transport
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under Z04
- Z04.2Encounter for examination and observation following work accident
- Z04.3Encounter for examination and observation following other accident
- Z04.4Encounter for examination and observation following alleged rape
- Z04.6Encounter for general psychiatric examination, requested by authority
- Z04.7Encounter for examination and observation following alleged physical abuse
- Z04.8Encounter for examination and observation for other specified reasons
- Z04.9Encounter for examination and observation for unspecified reason