ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
Z02.9Encounter for administrative examinations, unspecified
Z02.9 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounter for administrative examinations, unspecified. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.
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Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About Z02.9
Z02.9 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for administrative examinations, unspecified. 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 billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Within Z02, choose Z02.9 (s, unspecified) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: 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), issue of medical certificate (Z02.7) and 1 more.
It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.
In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 951 (Other Factors Influencing Health Status, relative weight 0.5577), in MDC 23 (Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.
It is not acceptable as the principal diagnosis for an inpatient stay; it may be reported as a secondary diagnosis.
It is exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting, so no POA indicator is required.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as V68.9 (Encounters for unspecified administrative purpose).
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Z02.9.
Broader instructions also apply from Z00-Z13 Persons encountering health services for examinations and Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
Alphabetic index entries
2 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to Z02.9.
Codes whose notes reference Z02.9
- Z02.7Excludes1
MS-DRG v44.0 grouping
All DRGs →Inpatient MS-DRGs this diagnosis can group to, as the principal or a secondary diagnosis, depending on the rest of the claim.
MDC 23 · Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- V68.9Encounters for unspecified administrative purposeapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- 2026
- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about Z02.9
Is Z02.9 billable?
- Yes. Z02.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
Can Z02.9 be used as a principal diagnosis?
- No. It is not acceptable as the principal diagnosis for an inpatient stay; it may be reported as a secondary diagnosis.
Is Z02.9 a CC or MCC?
- No. Z02.9 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does Z02.9 group to?
- Z02.9 is used in the MS-DRG v44.0 logic for MS-DRG 951 (Other Factors Influencing Health Status). Which one applies depends on whether it is the principal diagnosis and on the rest of the claim.