Is Z98.871 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Z98.871 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Z98.871 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).

Z98.871

Z98.871 — Personal history of in utero procedure while a fetus

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z98.871 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for personal history of in utero procedure while a fetus. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

Z98.871 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 Z98.871 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 Z98.871.

History›personal›in utero procedure while a fetus
History›personal›procedure while a fetus

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Z98.87. If Z98.871 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Z98.870Personal history of in utero procedure during pregnancy

Questions about Z98.871

Is Z98.871 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Z98.871 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Z98.871 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).