Z28.82

Z28.82: Immunization not carried out because of caregiver refusal

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z28.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for immunization not carried out because of caregiver refusal. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z28.82 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

immunization not carried out because of caregiver refusal because of religious belief (Z28.1)

Inclusion terms

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

Immunization not carried out because of guardian refusal
Immunization not carried out because of parent refusal

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Immunization›not done›because›caregiver refusal
Immunization›not done›because›guardian refusal
Immunization›not done›because›parent refusal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.