Z12.12
Z12.12: Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of rectum
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z12.12 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of rectum. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z12.12 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above Z12.12
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Written on Z12: Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasms
- encounter for diagnostic examination-code to sign or symptom
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z12.12 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57427Billing and Coding: Transrectal Ultrasound
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Screening›neoplasm›rectum
- Screening›neoplasm›intestinal tract›rectum
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.