Z69.12
Z69.12: Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of spousal or partner abuse
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z69.12 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of spousal or partner abuse. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z69.12 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of spouse or partner neglect
- Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of spouse or partner psychological abuse
- Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of spouse or partner violence, physical
- Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of spouse or partner violence, sexual
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z69.12 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57130Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Codes
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Counseling›spousal abuse(perpetrator)
- Counseling›perpetrator›spousal abuse
- Encounter›mental health services›spousal or partner›abuse›perpetrator
- Encounter›mental health services›spousal or partner›neglect›perpetrator
- Encounter›mental health services›spousal or partner›psychological abuse›perpetrator
- Encounter›mental health services›spousal or partner›violence›perpetrator(physical) (sexual)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.