ICD-10-CM › Z00-Z99 › Z20-Z29 › Z29 Encounter for other prophylactic measures › Z29.1

Z29.1

Encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy

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:

  • Z29.11 Encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
  • Z29.12 Encounter for prophylactic antivenin
  • Z29.13 Encounter for prophylactic Rho(D) immune globulin
  • Z29.14 Encounter for prophylactic rabies immune globulin

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

  1. FY2017 Added to the code set Encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy

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 Z29 Encounter for other prophylactic measures

Excludes1 - never coded here

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
Z29.3 Encounter for prophylactic fluoride administration Valid
Z29.8 Encounter for other specified prophylactic measures Not billable
Z29.9 Encounter for prophylactic measures, unspecified Valid