ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z02.7
Encounter for issue of medical certificate
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- Z02.7
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z02 — Encounter for administrative examination
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z02.7 is a category (header) for encounter for issue of medical certificate. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in Z02
- Z02Encounter for administrative examination
- Z02.0Encounter for examination for admission to educational institution
- Z02.1Encounter for pre-employment examination
- Z02.2Encounter for examination for admission to residential institution
- Z02.3Encounter for examination for recruitment to armed forces
- Z02.4Encounter for examination for driving license
- Z02.5Encounter for examination for participation in sport
- Z02.6Encounter for examination for insurance purposes
- Z02.71Encounter for disability determination
- Z02.79Encounter for issue of other medical certificate
- Z02.8Encounter for other administrative examinations
- Z02.81Encounter for paternity testing
- Z02.82Encounter for adoption services
- Z02.83Encounter for blood-alcohol and blood-drug test
- Z02.84Encounter for child welfare exam
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