Z02.7 — Encounter for issue of medical certificate

Not billable

Is Z02.7 billable?

No — Z02.7 is a non-billable header code. Z02.7 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 2 billable codes beneath Z02.7.

Billable codes under this header

Z02.7 at a glance

Code	Z02.7
Description	Encounter for issue of medical certificate
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with Z02.7 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

encounter for general medical examination (Z00-Z01, Z02.0-Z02.6, Z02.8-Z02.9)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z00-Z13

The conditions below are not part of Z02.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z02.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.

examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-)

What codes fall under Z02.7? (2)

How long has Z02.7 existed?

Z02.7 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which codes are confused with Z02.7?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with Z02.7 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.