ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z08
Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for malignant neoplasm
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Quick facts
- Code
- Z08
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z08
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z08 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for malignant neoplasm. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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