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Z39

Encounter for maternal postpartum care and examination

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 3 more specific codes instead:

  • Z39.0 Encounter for care and examination of mother immediately after delivery
  • Z39.1 Encounter for care and examination of lactating mother
  • Z39.2 Encounter for routine postpartum follow-up

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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Encounter for maternal postpartum care and examination