Z codes: What coders need to know

What are the donor codes?

Most of the time when assigning Z codes, it is to be used along with

Z codes can be used to identify cadaveric donations

Most of the time, Z codes are used along with a primary diagnosis code that describes the injury or illness

What category captures a number of other health care encounters that do not fall into one of the other categories?

What category is used to explain continuing surveillance following a completed treatment of a disease or condition

Z codes replaced M codes in the ICD-10-CM and are 3-9 characters long

Z codes can not be billed as principal/first-listed diagnosis in specific situations

What Z code category is used when a patient or family member receives assistance in the aftermath of an illness?

There are two types of history codes: Family and Personal