Is Z91.849 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Z91.849 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Z91.849 sit in the tabular list?

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).

Z91.849

Z91.849 — Unspecified risk for dental caries

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z91.849 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified risk for dental caries. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

Z91.849 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 Z91.849 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 Z91.849.

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

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Z91.84. If Z91.849 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Z91.849

Is Z91.849 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Z91.849 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Z91.849 sit in the tabular list?: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).