Z31.44
Encounter for genetic testing of male for procreative management
Z31.44 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for encounter for genetic testing of male for procreative management. 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 Z31.440 Encounter of male for testing for genetic disease carrier status for procreative management, Z31.441 Encounter for testing of male partner of patient with recurrent pregnancy loss and Z31.448 Encounter for other genetic testing of male for procreative management. Its coding notes include 2 Excludes1 entries and 3 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
- nonprocreative genetic testing (Z13.7-)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (3 notes)
- 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.