DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

Z76 Persons encountering health services in other circumstances

  • Header · not billable

Z76 is not billable. The category heads 9 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 7 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Foundling → Z76.1
  • Feigned illness → Z76.5
  • Boarder, hospital NEC → Z76.4

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 21 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Z69-Z76 Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)
  3. Z76 Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
Billable codes
9
Subdivisions
7
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
31

Codes in Z76

  1. Z76.0
    Encounter for issue of repeat prescription
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 3, Excludes2 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for appliance
    • Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for medicaments
    • Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for spectacles

    Excludes2

    • issue of medical certificate (Z02.7) Z02.7
    • repeat prescription for contraceptive (Z30.4-) Z30.4
  2. Z76.1
    Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling
    BillableExempt
  3. Z76.2
    Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 4

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for medical or nursing care or supervision of healthy infant under circumstances such as adverse socioeconomic conditions at home
    • Encounter for medical or nursing care or supervision of healthy infant under circumstances such as awaiting foster or adoptive placement
    • Encounter for medical or nursing care or supervision of healthy infant under circumstances such as maternal illness
    • Encounter for medical or nursing care or supervision of healthy infant under circumstances such as number of children at home preventing or interfering with normal care
  4. Z76.3
    Healthy person accompanying sick person
    BillableExempt
  5. Z76.4
    Other boarder to healthcare facility
    BillableExempt
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • homelessness (Z59.0-) Z59.0
  6. Z76.5
    Malingerer [conscious simulation]
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Person feigning illness (with obvious motivation)

    Excludes1

    • factitious disorder (F68.1-, F68.A) F68.1 F68.A
    • peregrinating patient (F68.1-) F68.1
  7. Z76.8
    Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances
    Header
  8. Z76.81
    Expectant parent(s) prebirth pediatrician visit
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Pre-adoption pediatrician visit for adoptive parent(s)
  9. Z76.82
    Awaiting organ transplant status
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Patient waiting for organ availability
  10. Z76.89
    Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Persons encountering health services NOS

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Foundling → Z76.1
  • Boarder, hospital NEC → Z76.4
  • Conscious simulation (of illness) → Z76.5
  • Feigned illness → Z76.5
  • Malingerer, malingering → Z76.5
  • Simulation, conscious (of illness) → Z76.5
  • Encounter (with health service) (for) → Z76.89
  • Issue ofrepeat prescription (appliance) (glasses) (medicinal substance, medicament, medicine) → Z76.0
  • Care (of) (for) (following)foundling → Z76.1
  • Boarder, hospital NEChealthy infant or child → Z76.2
  • Care (of) (for) (following)child (routine) → Z76.2
  • Care (of) (for) (following)well-baby → Z76.2
  • Supervision (of)healthy infant or child → Z76.2
  • Boarder, hospital NECaccompanying sick person → Z76.3
  • Healthyperson accompanying sick person → Z76.3
  • Behaviordrug seeking → Z76.5
  • Disorder (of)feigned (with obvious motivation) → Z76.5
  • Person (with)feigning illness → Z76.5
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)expectant parent(s) (adoptive) pre-birth pediatrician visit → Z76.81
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)pediatrician visit, by expectant parent(s) (adoptive) → Z76.81
  • Status (post)awaiting organ transplant → Z76.82
  • Transplant (ed) (status)awaiting organ → Z76.82
  • Transplant (ed) (status)candidate → Z76.82
  • Waiting list, person onfor organ transplant → Z76.82
  • Encounter (with health service) (for)specified NEC → Z76.89
  • Boarder, hospital NEChealthy infant or childfoundling → Z76.1
  • Supervision (of)healthy infant or childfoundling → Z76.1
  • Healthyinfantreceiving care → Z76.2
  • Highriskinfant NEC → Z76.2
  • Healthyinfantaccompanying sick mother → Z76.3
  • Problem (with) (related to)behavioral (adult)drug seeking → Z76.5

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