Z30.017
Z30.017 — Encounter for initial prescription of implantable subdermal contraceptive
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z30.017 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for initial prescription of implantable subdermal contraceptive. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
Z30.017 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.
How Z30.017 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z30.017.
- Prescription of contraceptives›implantable subdermal
- Contraception, contraceptive›initial prescription›subdermal implantable
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z30.01. If Z30.017 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- Z30.011Encounter for initial prescription of contraceptive pills
- Z30.012Encounter for prescription of emergency contraception
- Z30.013Encounter for initial prescription of injectable contraceptive
- Z30.014Encounter for initial prescription of intrauterine contraceptive device
- Z30.015Encounter for initial prescription of vaginal ring hormonal contraceptive
- Z30.016Encounter for initial prescription of transdermal patch hormonal contraceptive device
- Z30.018Encounter for initial prescription of other contraceptives
- Z30.019Encounter for initial prescription of contraceptives, unspecified
Questions about Z30.017
- Is Z30.017 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Z30.017 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Z30.017 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction (Z30-Z39).