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Z29

Encounter for other prophylactic measures

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2017 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

  • Z29.1 Encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy (also a header)
  • Z29.3 Encounter for prophylactic fluoride administration
  • Z29.8 Encounter for other specified prophylactic measures (also a header)
  • Z29.9 Encounter for prophylactic measures, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

  1. FY2017 Added to the code set Encounter for other prophylactic measures

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.

This code

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • desensitization to allergens (Z51.6)
  • prophylactic surgery (Z40.-)