Z76
ICD-10Non-billable categoryPersons encountering health services in other circumstances
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
Z76 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.
More specific codes under Z76
- Z76.0Encounter for issue of repeat prescription
- Z76.1Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling
- Z76.2Encntr for hlth suprvsn and care of healthy infant and child
- Z76.3Healthy person accompanying sick person
- Z76.4Other boarder to healthcare facility
- Z76.5Malingerer [conscious simulation]
- Z76.8Persons encountering health services in oth circumstancescategory
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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.