Z04.8
ICD-10Non-billable categoryEncounter for examination and observation for oth reasons
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Encounter for examination and observation for other specified reasons
Z04.8 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Inclusion terms
- Encounter for examination and observation for request for expert evidence
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 3 codes beneath Z04.8. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in Z04
- Z04.1Encounter for exam and obs following transport accident
- Z04.2Encounter for exam and observation following work accident
- Z04.3Encounter for exam and observation following oth accident
- Z04.4Encounter for exam and observation following alleged rapecategory
- Z04.6Encntr for general psychiatric exam, requested by authority
- Z04.7Encounter for exam and obs following alleged physical abusecategory
- Z04.9Encounter for examination and observation for unsp reason
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- Z04
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.