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Status Z codes
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.C.21.c.3
“A status code is distinct from a history code. The history code indicates that the patient no longer has the condition.”
“A status code should not be used with a diagnosis code from one of the body system chapters, if the diagnosis code includes the information provided by the status code.”
Where this applies
Z93–Z99
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