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FY2027

Z36.86 — Encounter for antenatal screening for cervical length

Billable

Is Z36.86 billable?

Yes — Z36.86 is billable for FY2027. Z36.86 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Z36.86 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Z36.86 at a glance

CodeZ36.86
DescriptionEncounter for antenatal screening for cervical length
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does Z36.86 group to?

Z36.86 sits in MDC 23 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 951Other Factors Influencing Health Statusmedical

How is Z36.86 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Z36.86. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Encounter › antenatal screening › cervical length (with health service) (for)
  • Encounter › antenatal screening › risk of pre-term labor (with health service) (for)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Z36.86.

  • Screening for risk of pre-term labor

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Z36

The conditions below can never be reported together with Z36.86 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • diagnostic examination- code to sign or symptom
  • encounter for suspected maternal and fetal conditions ruled out (Z03.7-)
  • suspected fetal condition affecting management of pregnancy - code to condition in Chapter 15

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z36

The conditions below are not part of Z36.86, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z36.86 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • genetic counseling and testing (Z31.43-, Z31.5)
  • routine prenatal care (Z34)

How long has Z36.86 existed?

Z36.86 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).

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

Which conditions are coded to Z36.86?

What other codes are in the Z36.8 family? (9)