DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

Z02 Encounter for administrative examination

  • Header · not billable

Z02 is not billable. The category heads 15 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 10 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Issue ofmedical certificate → Z02.79
  • Test, tests, testing (for)blood-drug → Z02.83
  • Test, tests, testing (for)blood-alcohol → Z02.83

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 21 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Z00-Z13 Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13)
  3. Z02 Encounter for administrative examination
Billable codes
15
Subdivisions
10
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
44

Codes in Z02

  1. Z02.0
    Encounter for examination for admission to educational institution
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for examination for admission to preschool (education)
    • Encounter for examination for re-admission to school following illness or medical treatment
  2. Z02.1
    Encounter for pre-employment examination
    BillableExempt
  3. Z02.2
    Encounter for examination for admission to residential institution
    BillableExempt
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • examination for admission to prison (Z02.89) Z02.89
  4. Z02.3
    Encounter for examination for recruitment to armed forces
    BillableExempt
  5. Z02.4
    Encounter for examination for driving license
    BillableExempt
  6. Z02.5
    Encounter for examination for participation in sport
    BillableExempt
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • blood-alcohol and blood-drug test (Z02.83) Z02.83
  7. Z02.6
    Encounter for examination for insurance purposes
    BillableExempt
  8. Z02.7
    Encounter for issue of medical certificate
    Header
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

  9. Z02.71
    Encounter for disability determination
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for issue of medical certificate of incapacity
    • Encounter for issue of medical certificate of invalidity
  10. Z02.79
    Encounter for issue of other medical certificate
    BillableExempt
  11. Z02.8
    Encounter for other administrative examinations
    Header
  12. Z02.81
    Encounter for paternity testing
    BillableExempt
  13. Z02.82
    Encounter for adoption services
    BillableExempt
  14. Z02.83
    Encounter for blood-alcohol and blood-drug test
    BillableExempt
    Use additional code 1

    Use additional code

    • code for findings of alcohol or drugs in blood (R78.-) R78
  15. Z02.84
    Encounter for child welfare exam
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes2 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for child welfare screening exam

    Excludes2

    • encounter for examination and observation for alleged child physical abuse (Z04.72) Z04.72
    • encounter for examination and observation for alleged child rape (Z04.42) Z04.42
  16. Z02.89
    Encounter for other administrative examinations
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 5, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for examination for admission to prison
    • Encounter for examination for admission to summer camp
    • Encounter for immigration examination
    • Encounter for naturalization examination
    • Encounter for premarital examination

    Excludes1

    • health supervision of foundling or other healthy infant or child (Z76.1-Z76.2) Z76.1 Z76.2
  17. Z02.9
    Encounter for administrative examinations, unspecified
    BillableExempt

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Block Z00-Z13 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 21 instructions (Notes 3): printed on the chapter 21 page.

Index entries

  • Issue ofmedical certificate → Z02.79
  • Test, tests, testing (for)blood-alcohol → Z02.83
  • Test, tests, testing (for)blood-drug → Z02.83
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)child welfare screening exam → Z02.84
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose only → Z02.9
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)pre-employment → Z02.1
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)recruitment for armed forces → Z02.3
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)driving license → Z02.4
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)participation in sport → Z02.5
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)sport competition → Z02.5
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)physical (adult)sports → Z02.5
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)insurance purposes → Z02.6
  • Issue ofmedical certificatefor disability determination → Z02.71
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)paternity testing → Z02.81
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)adoption → Z02.82
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)blood alcohol or drug level → Z02.83
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyspecified reason NEC → Z02.89
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)camp (summer) → Z02.89
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)immigration → Z02.89
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)marriage → Z02.89
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)naturalization → Z02.89
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)administrative purpose only → Z02.9
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyexamination forschool admission → Z02.0
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)admission toschool → Z02.0
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)preschool childrenfor admission to school → Z02.0
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyexamination foremployment → Z02.1
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyexamination forresidential institution admission → Z02.2
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)admission toold age home → Z02.2
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)admission toresidential institution → Z02.2
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyexamination forarmed forces → Z02.3
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)admission toarmed forces → Z02.3
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyexamination fordriving license → Z02.4
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyexamination forsports → Z02.5
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyexamination forinsurance → Z02.6
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyexamination fordisability determination → Z02.71
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyexamination formedical certificate NEC → Z02.79
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyexamination forpaternity testing → Z02.81
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyexamination foradoption → Z02.82
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)administrative purpose onlyexamination forchild welfare → Z02.84
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)medical (adult) (for) (of)administrative purpose onlyspecified NEC → Z02.89

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