Z13.8
Z13.8 — Encounter for screening for other specified diseases and disorders
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z13.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for encounter for screening for other specified diseases and disorders. 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.
- screening for malignant neoplasms (Z12.-)
Risk adjustment
Z13.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead Z13.8
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- Z13.81Encounter for screening for digestive system disorders
- Z13.82Encounter for screening for musculoskeletal disorder
- Z13.83Encounter for screening for respiratory disorder NEC
- Z13.84Encounter for screening for dental disorders
- Z13.85Encounter for screening for nervous system disorders
- Z13.88Encounter for screening for disorder due to exposure to contaminants
- Z13.89Encounter for screening for other disorder
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z13. If Z13.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- Z13.0Encounter for screening for diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
- Z13.1Encounter for screening for diabetes mellitus
- Z13.2Encounter for screening for nutritional, metabolic and other endocrine disorders
- Z13.3Encounter for screening examination for mental health and behavioral disorders
- Z13.4Encounter for screening for certain developmental disorders in childhood
- Z13.5Encounter for screening for eye and ear disorders
- Z13.6Encounter for screening for cardiovascular disorders
- Z13.7Encounter for screening for genetic and chromosomal anomalies
- Z13.9Encounter for screening, unspecified
Questions about Z13.8
- Is Z13.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z13.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z13.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13).