ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z29
Encounter for other prophylactic measures
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
- Z29
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z29
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z29 is a category (header) for encounter for other prophylactic measures. 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 Z29
- Z29.1Encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy
- Z29.11Encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Z29.12Encounter for prophylactic antivenin
- Z29.13Encounter for prophylactic Rho(D) immune globulin
- Z29.14Encounter for prophylactic rabies immune globin
- Z29.3Encounter for prophylactic fluoride administration
- Z29.8Encounter for other specified prophylactic measures
- Z29.81Encounter for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
- Z29.89Encounter for other specified prophylactic measures
- Z29.9Encounter for prophylactic measures, unspecified
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