ICD-10-CM › Z00-Z99 › Z20-Z29 › Z29 Encounter for other prophylactic measures › Z29.9
Z29.9
Encounter for prophylactic measures, unspecified
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.
- FY2017 Added to the code set Encounter for prophylactic measures, unspecified
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.-)
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
- Admission > prophylactic
- Adjustment > implanted device
- Encounter > prophylactic measures
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Z29.1 | Encounter for prophylactic immunotherapy | Not billable |
| Z29.3 | Encounter for prophylactic fluoride administration | Valid |
| Z29.8 | Encounter for other specified prophylactic measures | Not billable |