Z30.2 — Encounter for sterilization
Z30.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for sterilization. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
Z30.2 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.
Medicare coverage
Z30.2 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies — 0 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53356Sterilizationnot covered
- A59060Sterilizationnot covered
How Z30.2 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 Z30.2.
- Contraception, contraceptive›sterilization
- Encounter›sterilization
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z30. If Z30.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Z30.2
- Is Z30.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Z30.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Z30.2 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).