Z29

Encounter for other prophylactic measures

Non-billable header

Z29 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • 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.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

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

More specific codes Z29

  • Z29.1Encounter for prophylactic immunotherapyHeader
  • Z29.3Encounter for prophylactic fluoride administrationBillable
  • Z29.8Encounter for other specified prophylactic measuresHeader
  • Z29.9Encounter for prophylactic measures, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • Z20Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseasesHeader
  • Z21Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection statusBillable
  • Z22Carrier of infectious diseaseHeader
  • Z23Encounter for immunizationBillable
  • Z28Immunization not carried out and underimmunization statusHeader

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