ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z36.87
Encounter for antenatal screening for uncertain dates
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Quick facts
- Code
- Z36.87
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z36 — Encounter for antenatal screening of mother
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z36.87 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of encounter for antenatal screening for uncertain dates. 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 Z36
- Z36Encounter for antenatal screening of mother
- Z36.0Encounter for antenatal screening for chromosomal anomalies
- Z36.1Encounter for antenatal screening for raised alphafetoprotein level
- Z36.2Encounter for other antenatal screening follow-up
- Z36.3Encounter for antenatal screening for malformations
- Z36.4Encounter for antenatal screening for fetal growth retardation
- Z36.5Encounter for antenatal screening for isoimmunization
- Z36.8Encounter for other antenatal screening
- Z36.81Encounter for antenatal screening for hydrops fetalis
- Z36.82Encounter for antenatal screening for nuchal translucency
- Z36.83Encounter for fetal screening for congenital cardiac abnormalities
- Z36.84Encounter for antenatal screening for fetal lung maturity
- Z36.85Encounter for antenatal screening for Streptococcus B
- Z36.86Encounter for antenatal screening for cervical length
- Z36.88Encounter for antenatal screening for fetal macrosomia
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