Z76.8

ICD-10Non-billable category

Persons encountering health services in oth circumstances

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances

Z76.8 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.

ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 3 codes beneath Z76.8. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.

Related codes in Z76

Where this code sits

Chapter: 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Block: Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)
Parent code: Z76

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Source

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.