Encounter for procreative investigation and testing

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, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:

Z31.41 Encounter for fertility testing
Z31.42 Aftercare following sterilization reversal
Z31.43 Encounter for genetic testing of female for procreative management (also a header)
Z31.44 Encounter for genetic testing of male for procreative management (also a header)
Z31.49 Encounter for other procreative investigation and testing

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Encounter for procreative investigation and testing

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 Z31 Encounter for procreative management

Excludes2 - not included here

complications associated with artificial fertilization (N98.-)
female infertility (N97.-)
male infertility (N46.-)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Z31.0	Encounter for reversal of previous sterilization	Valid
Z31.5	Encounter for procreative genetic counseling	Valid
Z31.6	Encounter for general counseling and advice on procreation	Not billable
Z31.7	Encounter for procreative management and counseling for gestational carrier	Valid
Z31.8	Encounter for other procreative management	Not billable
Z31.9	Encounter for procreative management, unspecified	Valid