Z39.2
Z39.2 — Encounter for routine postpartum follow-up
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z39.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for routine postpartum follow-up. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
Z39.2 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.
How Z39.2 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 Z39.2.
- Status›postpartum(routine follow-up)
- Admission›examination at health care facility›postpartum checkup
- Admission›postpartum observation›routine follow-up
- Care›postpartum›routine follow-up
- Examination›follow-up›postpartum
- Examination›postpartum›routine follow-up
- Observation›postpartum›routine follow-up
- Admission›aftercare›postpartum›routine follow-up
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z39. If Z39.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Z39.2
- Is Z39.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Z39.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Z39.2 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).