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Z33.3

Z33.3: Pregnant state, gestational carrier

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z33.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pregnant state, gestational carrier. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z33.3 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.

  • encounter for procreative management and counseling for gestational carrier (Z31.7)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z33.3

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • Z31.7Encounter for procreative management and counseling for gestational carrier
  • Z33.1Pregnant state, incidental

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z33.3 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
  • A58720Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
  • A58747Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
  • A58761Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Pregnancy›gestational carrier
  • State›pregnant›gestational carrier

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z33

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.