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Category · FY2027

Z13 Encounter for screening for other diseases and disorders

  • Header · not billable

Z13 is not billable. The category heads 30 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 10 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Screening (for)diabetes mellitus → Z13.1
  • Screening (for) → Z13.9
  • Screening (for)gout → Z13.89

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. Z13 Encounter for screening for other diseases and disorders
Billable codes
30
Subdivisions
10
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
103

Codes in Z13

  1. Z13.0
    Encounter for screening for diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
    BillableExempt
  2. Z13.1
    Encounter for screening for diabetes mellitus
    BillableExempt
  3. Z13.2
    Encounter for screening for nutritional, metabolic and other endocrine disorders
    Header
  4. Z13.21
    Encounter for screening for nutritional disorder
    BillableExempt
  5. Z13.22
    Encounter for screening for metabolic disorder
    Header
  6. Z13.220
    Encounter for screening for lipoid disorders
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for screening for cholesterol level
    • Encounter for screening for hypercholesterolemia
    • Encounter for screening for hyperlipidemia
  7. Z13.228
    Encounter for screening for other metabolic disorders
    BillableExempt
  8. Z13.29
    Encounter for screening for other suspected endocrine disorder
    BillableExempt
    Excludes2 1

    Excludes2

    • encounter for screening for diabetes mellitus (Z13.1) Z13.1
  9. Z13.3
    Encounter for screening examination for mental health and behavioral disorders
    Header
  10. Z13.30
    Encounter for screening examination for mental health and behavioral disorders, unspecified
    BillableExempt
  11. Z13.31
    Encounter for screening for depression
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for screening for depression, adult
    • Encounter for screening for depression for child or adolescent
  12. Z13.32
    Encounter for screening for maternal depression
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for screening for perinatal depression
  13. Z13.39
    Encounter for screening examination for other mental health and behavioral disorders
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for screening for alcoholism
    • Encounter for screening for intellectual disabilities
  14. Z13.4
    Encounter for screening for certain developmental disorders in childhood
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes2 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for development testing of infant or child
    • Encounter for screening for developmental handicaps in early childhood

    Excludes2

    • encounter for routine child health examination (Z00.12-) Z00.12
  15. Z13.40
    Encounter for screening for unspecified developmental delays
    BillableExempt
  16. Z13.41
    Encounter for autism screening
    BillableExempt
  17. Z13.42
    Encounter for screening for global developmental delays (milestones)
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for screening for developmental handicaps in early childhood
  18. Z13.49
    Encounter for screening for other developmental delays
    BillableExempt
  19. Z13.5
    Encounter for screening for eye and ear disorders
    BillableExempt
    Excludes2 2

    Excludes2

    • encounter for general hearing examination (Z01.1-) Z01.1
    • encounter for general vision examination (Z01.0-) Z01.0
  20. Z13.6
    Encounter for screening for cardiovascular disorders
    BillableExempt
  21. Z13.7
    Encounter for screening for genetic and chromosomal anomalies
    Header
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • genetic testing for procreative management (Z31.4-) Z31.4
  22. Z13.71
    Encounter for nonprocreative screening for genetic disease carrier status
    BillableExempt
  23. Z13.79
    Encounter for other screening for genetic and chromosomal anomalies
    BillableExempt
  24. Z13.8
    Encounter for screening for other specified diseases and disorders
    Header
    Excludes2 1

    Excludes2

    • screening for malignant neoplasms (Z12.-) Z12
  25. Z13.81
    Encounter for screening for digestive system disorders
    Header
  26. Z13.810
    Encounter for screening for upper gastrointestinal disorder
    BillableExempt
  27. Z13.811
    Encounter for screening for lower gastrointestinal disorder
    BillableExempt
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • encounter for screening for intestinal infectious disease (Z11.0) Z11.0
  28. Z13.818
    Encounter for screening for other digestive system disorders
    BillableExempt
  29. Z13.82
    Encounter for screening for musculoskeletal disorder
    Header
  30. Z13.820
    Encounter for screening for osteoporosis
    BillableExempt
  31. Z13.828
    Encounter for screening for other musculoskeletal disorder
    BillableExempt
  32. Z13.83
    Encounter for screening for respiratory disorder NEC
    BillableExempt
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • encounter for screening for respiratory tuberculosis (Z11.1) Z11.1
  33. Z13.84
    Encounter for screening for dental disorders
    BillableExempt
  34. Z13.85
    Encounter for screening for nervous system disorders
    Header
  35. Z13.850
    Encounter for screening for traumatic brain injury
    BillableExempt
  36. Z13.858
    Encounter for screening for other nervous system disorders
    BillableExempt
  37. Z13.88
    Encounter for screening for disorder due to exposure to contaminants
    BillableExempt
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • those exposed to contaminants without suspected disorders (Z57.-, Z77.-) Z57 Z77
  38. Z13.89
    Encounter for screening for other disorder
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for screening for genitourinary disorders
  39. Z13.9
    Encounter for screening, unspecified
    BillableExempt

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At Z13

Inclusion terms

  • Screening is the testing for disease or disease precursors in asymptomatic individuals so that early detection and treatment can be provided for those who test positive for the disease.

Excludes1

  • encounter for diagnostic examination-code to sign or symptom

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

  • Screening (for) → Z13.9
  • Screening (for)anemia → Z13.0
  • Screening (for)hemoglobinopathies NEC → Z13.0
  • Screening (for)immunity disorders → Z13.0
  • Screening (for)sickle-cell disease or trait → Z13.0
  • Screening (for)diabetes mellitus → Z13.1
  • Screening (for)cystic fibrosis → Z13.228
  • Screening (for)galactosemia → Z13.228
  • Screening (for)metabolic errors, inborn → Z13.228
  • Screening (for)phenylketonuria → Z13.228
  • Screening (for)malnutrition → Z13.29
  • Screening (for)behavioral disorder → Z13.30
  • Screening (for)mental health disorder → Z13.30
  • Screening (for)depression (adult) (adolescent) (child) → Z13.31
  • Screening (for)alcoholism → Z13.39
  • Screening (for)disability, intellectual → Z13.39
  • Screening (for)intellectual disability → Z13.39
  • Screening (for)autism → Z13.41
  • Screening (for)cataract → Z13.5
  • Screening (for)glaucoma → Z13.5
  • Screening (for)arterial hypertension → Z13.6
  • Screening (for)cardiovascular disorder → Z13.6
  • Screening (for)hypertension → Z13.6
  • Screening (for)myocardial infarction (acute) → Z13.6
  • Screening (for)chromosomal abnormalities (nonprocreative) NEC → Z13.79
  • Screening (for)gastrointestinal condition → Z13.818
  • Screening (for)osteoporosis → Z13.820
  • Screening (for)musculoskeletal disorder → Z13.828
  • Screening (for)rheumatoid arthritis → Z13.828
  • Screening (for)bronchitis, chronic → Z13.83
  • Screening (for)emphysema → Z13.83
  • Screening (for)respiratory condition → Z13.83
  • Screening (for)dental disorder → Z13.84
  • Screening (for)brain injury, traumatic → Z13.850
  • Screening (for)traumatic brain injury → Z13.850
  • Screening (for)nervous system disorders NEC → Z13.858
  • Screening (for)contamination NEC → Z13.88
  • Screening (for)exposure to contaminants (toxic) → Z13.88
  • Screening (for)ingestion of radioactive substance → Z13.88
  • Screening (for)poisoning (chemical) (heavy metal) → Z13.88

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