Z12.31

Quick facts

Code

Z12.31

Type

Billable code

ICD-10-CM chapter

Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Category

Z12 — Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasms

Specificity

5 characters

ICD-10-CM Z12.31 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of encounter for screening mammogram for malignant neoplasm of breast. 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.