Z12.72
Z12.72: Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of vagina
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z12.72 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of vagina. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z12.72 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.
- vaginal pap smear status-post hysterectomy for malignant conditions (Z08)
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code to identify acquired absence of uterus (Z90.71-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Vaginal pap smear status-post hysterectomy for non-malignant condition
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z12.72
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
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.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Screening›neoplasm›genitourinary organs NEC›vagina
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.