Encounter for observation for suspected conditions related to home physiologic monitoring device ruled out
Billable / specificPOA exempt
Z03.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Encounter for observation for apnea alarm without findings
- Encounter for observation for bradycardia alarm without findings
- Encounter for observation for malfunction of home cardiorespiratory monitor
- Encounter for observation for non-specific findings home physiologic monitoring device
- Encounter for observation for pulse oximeter alarm without findings
Includes (from Z03)
- Note: Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
- Note: (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
- Note: (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
- Note: Nonspecific abnormal findings disclosed at the time of these examinations are classified to categories R70-R94.
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
- apnea NOS (R06.81)
- neonatal bradycardia (P29.12)
- newborn apnea (P28.4-)
- primary sleep apnea of newborn (P28.3-)
- sleep apnea (G47.3-)
- contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health (Z77.-) (from Z03)
- encounter for observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-) (from Z03)
- person with feared complaint in whom no diagnosis is made (Z71.1) (from Z03)
- signs or symptoms under study- code to signs or symptoms (from Z03)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Also known as
- Encounter for observation for apnea alarm without findings
- Encounter for observation for bradycardia alarm without findings
- Encounter for observation for malfunction of home cardiorespiratory monitor
- Encounter for observation for non-specific findings home physiologic monitoring device
- Encounter for observation for pulse oximeter alarm without findings
- Encounter, observation, alarm, without findings, apnea
- Encounter, observation, alarm, without findings, bradycardia
- Encounter, observation, alarm, without findings, oximeter
- Encounter, observation, condition suspected related to home physiologic monitoring device
- Encounter, observation, malfunction of home cardiorespiratory monitor
- Encounter, observation, non-specific findings home physiologic monitoring device
Parent code
- Z03.8Encounter for observation for other suspected diseases and conditions ruled outHeader