Z36.3

Z36.3: Encounter for antenatal screening for malformations

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z36.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for antenatal screening for malformations. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Screening for a suspected anomaly

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z36.3

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 Z36.3

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›malformations
Encounter›antenatal screening›suspected anomaly

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z36