ICD-10-CM Code Z78
Other specified health status
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code Z78 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of Z78 that describes the diagnosis 'other specified health status' in more detail.
- Z78 Other specified health status NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE Z78.0 Asymptomatic menopausal state
- BILLABLE Z78.1 Physical restraint status
- BILLABLE Z78.9 Other specified health status
Coding Notes for Z78 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status - instead, use Code Z21
- Postprocedural status - instead, use Section Z93-Z99
- Sex reassignment status - instead, use code Z87.890
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Z78 - Other specified health status'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Z78. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.