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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Z76.2Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child

✓ Billable / specificPOA exemptPediatric · age 0–17Not a principal dx

Z76.2 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.Short description: Encntr for hlth suprvsn and care of healthy infant and child

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 Z76.2

Z76.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child. It belongs to category Z76 (persons encountering health services in other circumstances), block Z69-Z76 (persons encountering health services in other circumstances) 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 Z76, choose Z76.2 (Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: encounter for issue of repeat prescription (Z76.0), encounter for health supervision and care of foundling (Z76.1), healthy person accompanying sick person (Z76.3), other boarder to healthcare facility (Z76.4), Malingerer [conscious simulation] (Z76.5) and persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances (Z76.8).

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 795 (Normal Newborn, relative weight 0.2022) and DRG 951 (Other Factors Influencing Health Status, relative weight 0.5577), in MDC 15 (Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period) and 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.

The Medicare Code Editor expects this diagnosis only for patients age 0 through 17; other ages trigger an age-conflict edit.

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 V20.1 (other healthy infant or child receiving care).

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Encounter for medical or nursing care or supervision of healthy infant under circumstances such as adverse socioeconomic conditions at home
  • Encounter for medical or nursing care or supervision of healthy infant under circumstances such as awaiting foster or adoptive placement
  • Encounter for medical or nursing care or supervision of healthy infant under circumstances such as maternal illness
  • Encounter for medical or nursing care or supervision of healthy infant under circumstances such as number of children at home preventing or interfering with normal care

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Z76.2.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.

Alphabetic index entries

6 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to Z76.2.

Codes whose notes reference Z76.2

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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Inpatient MS-DRGs this diagnosis can group to, as the principal or a secondary diagnosis, depending on the rest of the claim.

MDC 15 · Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period

MDC 23 · Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • V20.1Other healthy infant or child receiving careexact

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

  1. 2016
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  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about Z76.2

Is Z76.2 billable?

Yes. Z76.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Can Z76.2 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 Z76.2 a CC or MCC?

No. Z76.2 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does Z76.2 group to?

Z76.2 is used in the MS-DRG v44.0 logic for MS-DRG 795 (Normal Newborn) and 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.

What is the ICD-9 code for Z76.2?

The CMS General Equivalence Mappings map Z76.2 to ICD-9-CM V20.1.