ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
Z31.7Encounter for procreative management and counseling for gestational carrier
Z31.7 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounter for procreative management and counseling for gestational carrier. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.Short description: Enctr for pro mgmt and counseling for gestational carrier
Code last changed in FY2017 (effective October 1, 2016). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About Z31.7
Z31.7 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for procreative management and counseling for gestational carrier. It belongs to category Z31 (encounter for procreative management), block Z30-Z39 (persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction) 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 Z31 (encounter for procreative management), Z31.7 is specifically for encounter for procreative management and counseling for gestational carrier. Related codes cover reversal of previous sterilization (Z31.0), procreative investigation and testing (Z31.4), procreative genetic counseling (Z31.5), general counseling and advice on procreation (Z31.6), other procreative management (Z31.8) and unspecified (Z31.9).
Don't report Z31.7 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: pregnant state, gestational carrier (Z33.3).
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 on the CMS list of diagnoses consistent only with female patients (the sex-conflict edit itself was retired in FY2025).
It is exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting, so no POA indicator is required.
It was added in FY2017, effective October 1, 2016.
Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as V26.89 (other specified procreative management).
Coding notes
- pregnant state, gestational carrier (Z33.3)
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Z31.7.
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
Alphabetic index entries
3 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to Z31.7.
Codes whose notes reference Z31.7
- Z33.3Excludes1
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 →- V26.89Other specified procreative managementapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
- 2027
- FY2017 (effective 10/1/2016): Added
- No changes since FY2017.
Common questions about Z31.7
Is Z31.7 billable?
- Yes. Z31.7 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
Can Z31.7 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 Z31.7 a CC or MCC?
- No. Z31.7 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does Z31.7 group to?
- Z31.7 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.