Z13.4

Z13.4: Encounter for screening for certain developmental disorders in childhood

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Z13.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for encounter for screening for certain developmental disorders in childhood. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

encounter for routine child health examination (Z00.12-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Encounter for development testing of infant or child
Encounter for screening for developmental handicaps in early childhood

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z13.4

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z13: Encounter for screening for other diseases and disorders

encounter for diagnostic examination-code to sign or symptom

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Z13.4

4 child codes. Green means billable.