Encounter for screening for osteoporosis

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Encounter for screening for osteoporosis

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from Z13 Encounter for screening for other diseases and disorders

Excludes1 - never coded here

encounter for diagnostic examination-code to sign or symptom

Also known as

Screening is the testing for disease or disease precursors in asymptomatic individuals so that early detection and treatment can be provided for those who test positive for the disease.

Inherited from the Z00-Z13 section Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13)

Excludes2 - not included here

examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-)

Note

Nonspecific abnormal findings disclosed at the time of these examinations are classified to categories R70-R94.

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Admission
Encounter > testing
Encounter > screening
Admission > sensitivity test
Adjustment > implanted device
Test, tests, testing > skin, diagnostic > allergy > special screening examination
Screening > osteoporosis
Screening > musculoskeletal disorder > osteoporosis

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Z13.828	Encounter for screening for other musculoskeletal disorder	Valid