Z02
Encounter for administrative examination
Z02 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for encounter for administrative examination. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are Z02.0 Encounter for examination for admission to educational institution, Z02.1 Encounter for pre-employment examination, Z02.2 Encounter for examination for admission to residential institution, Z02.3 Encounter for examination for recruitment to armed forces and 6 more. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes2 entry.
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
These codes are not used when the examination is for diagnosing a suspected condition or for treatment. Conditions discovered are coded as additional codes, and an exam with abnormal findings needs a code for each finding.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (4 notes)
- Nonspecific abnormal findings disclosed at the time of these examinations are classified to categories R70-R94.
- Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
- (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
- (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
More specific codes under Z02 10
- Z02.0Encounter for examination for admission to educational institutionBillable
- Z02.1Encounter for pre-employment examinationBillable
- Z02.2Encounter for examination for admission to residential institutionBillable
- Z02.3Encounter for examination for recruitment to armed forcesBillable
- Z02.4Encounter for examination for driving licenseBillable
- Z02.5Encounter for examination for participation in sportBillable
- Z02.6Encounter for examination for insurance purposesBillable
- Z02.7Encounter for issue of medical certificateHeader
- Z02.8Encounter for other administrative examinationsHeader
- Z02.9Encounter for administrative examinations, unspecifiedBillable