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Z78.1

Z78.1: Physical restraint status

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z78.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for physical restraint status. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z78.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • physical restraint due to a procedure - omit code

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z78.1

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

Written on Z78: Other specified health status

  • asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status (Z21)
  • postprocedural status (Z93-Z99)
  • sex reassignment status (Z87.890-)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Physical restraint status
  • Status›physical restraint

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z78

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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