ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z30.2
Encounter for sterilization
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Quick facts
- Code
- Z30.2
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z30 — Encounter for contraceptive management
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z30.2 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of encounter for sterilization. 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.
Related codes in Z30
- Z30Encounter for contraceptive management
- Z30.0Encounter for general counseling and advice on contraception
- Z30.01Encounter for initial prescription of contraceptives
- Z30.011Encounter for initial prescription of contraceptive pills
- Z30.012Encounter for prescription of emergency contraception
- Z30.013Encounter for initial prescription of injectable contraceptive
- Z30.014Encounter for initial prescription of intrauterine contraceptive device
- Z30.015Encounter for initial prescription of vaginal ring hormonal contraceptive
- Z30.016Encounter for initial prescription of transdermal patch hormonal contraceptive device
- Z30.017Encounter for initial prescription of implantable subdermal contraceptive
- Z30.018Encounter for initial prescription of other contraceptives
- Z30.019Encounter for initial prescription of contraceptives, unspecified
- Z30.02Counseling and instruction in natural family planning to avoid pregnancy
- Z30.09Encounter for other general counseling and advice on contraception
- Z30.4Encounter for surveillance of contraceptives
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