Z08
Z08: Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for malignant neoplasm
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z08 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for malignant neoplasm. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z08 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.
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Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Medical surveillance following completed treatment
Other codes that can never be billed with Z08
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z08 is named in 21 Medicare coverage policies: 21 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy
- A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
- A56394Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy-Diagnostic
- A56448Billing and Coding: Breast Imaging Mammography/Breast Echography (Sonography)/Breast MRI/Ductography
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Examination›follow-up›malignant neoplasm
- Examination›follow-up›chemotherapy NEC›malignant neoplasm
- Examination›follow-up›radiotherapy NEC›malignant neoplasm
- Examination›follow-up›surgery NEC›malignant neoplasm
- Examination›following›treatment›malignant neoplasm
- Examination›following›treatment›combined NEC›malignant neoplasm
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.