Z36.1

Z36.1: Encounter for antenatal screening for raised alphafetoprotein level

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z36.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for antenatal screening for raised alphafetoprotein level. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z36.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Inclusion terms

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

Encounter for antenatal screening for elevated maternal serum alphafetoprotein level

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z36.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z36: Encounter for antenatal screening of mother

diagnostic examination- code to sign or symptom
encounter for suspected maternal and fetal conditions ruled out (Z03.7-)
suspected fetal condition affecting management of pregnancy - code to condition in Chapter 15

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z36.1

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Z36: Encounter for antenatal screening of mother

abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
genetic counseling and testing (Z31.43-, Z31.5)
routine prenatal care (Z34)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Encounter›antenatal screening›elevated maternal serum alphafetoprotein level
Encounter›antenatal screening›raised alphafetoprotein level

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.