Z02.7Encounter for issue of medical certificate

Z02.7 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for issue of medical certificate. It belongs to category Z02 (encounter for administrative examination), block Z00-Z13 (persons encountering health services for examinations) and chapter 21 (factors influencing health status and contact with health services). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Z02 (encounter for administrative examination), Z02.7 is specifically for encounter for issue of medical certificate. Related codes cover examination for admission to educational institution (Z02.0), pre-employment examination (Z02.1), examination for admission to residential institution (Z02.2), examination for recruitment to armed forces (Z02.3), examination for driving license (Z02.4), examination for participation in sport (Z02.5), examination for insurance purposes (Z02.6), other administrative examinations (Z02.8) and 1 more.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z02.71 (determination) and Z02.79 (certificate).

Don't report Z02.7 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: encounter for general medical examination (Z00-Z01, Z02.0-Z02.6, Z02.8-Z02.9).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.