Z13.820

Quick facts

Code

Z13.820

Type

Billable code

ICD-10-CM chapter

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

Category

Z13 — Encounter for screening for other diseases and disorders

Specificity

6 characters

ICD-10-CM Z13.820 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of encounter for screening for osteoporosis. 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.