Z31.440
Z31.440: Encounter of male for testing for genetic disease carrier status for procreative management
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z31.440 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter of male for testing for genetic disease carrier status for procreative management. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z31.440 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above Z31.440
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z31.440
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z31.440 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 0 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56199Billing and Coding: Molecular Pathology Proceduresnot covered
- A60409Billing and Coding: Molecular Pathology Proceduresnot covered
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Test, tests, testing›genetic›disease carrier status for procreative management›male
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.