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Z77.098

Z77.098: Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous, chiefly nonmedicinal, chemicals

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

Z77.098 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous, chiefly nonmedicinal, chemicals. 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.

  • Dyes NOS

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z77.098

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

Written on Z77: Other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health

  • contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases (Z20.-)
  • exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • newborn affected by noxious substances transmitted via placenta or breast milk (P04.-)
  • occupational exposure to risk factors (Z57.-)
  • retained foreign body (Z18.-)
  • retained foreign body fully removed (Z87.821)
  • toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z77.098

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

  • Z13.88Encounter for screening for disorder due to exposure to contaminants
  • Z03Encounter for medical observation for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z77.098 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Contact›chemicals NEC(chiefly nonmedicinal) (hazardous)
  • Contact›dyes
  • Exposure›chemicals NEC(chiefly nonmedicinal) (hazardous)
  • Exposure›dyes

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z77.09

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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