Z91.842

Z91.842: Risk for dental caries, moderate

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z91.842 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for risk for dental caries, moderate. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z91.842 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z91.842

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

Written on Z91: Personal risk factors, not elsewhere classified

contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health (Z77.-)
exposure to pollution and other problems related to physical environment (Z77.1-)
female genital mutilation status (N90.81-)
occupational exposure to risk factors (Z57.-)
personal history of physical injury and trauma (Z87.81, Z87.82-)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

At risk›for›dental caries›moderate
Risk›for›dental caries›moderate

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z91.84