Z86Not billable, use a more specific code below

Personal history of certain other diseases

In Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99), chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services

40 billable codes under Z86: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.

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Instructional notes

Code first: code the underlying condition first, then this code

  • any follow-up examination after treatment (Z09)

Also applies, from Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)

These notes sit on Z77-Z99 and apply to every code under it, including Z86.

Code also: add a code for this too, order depends on the encounter

  • any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)

Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

Covers when and how to use Z codes (Z00-Z99) for encounters and supplementary information, including contact, status, history, screening, aftercare, exams, and social determinants of health.

Read Section I.C.21 (page 92)

All codes under Z86

Z86 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

Z86 MS-DRG

As the principal diagnosis, all 40 billable codes under Z86 group to MS-DRG 951 (v44.0).

Other codes that refer to Z86

Notes on these codes point to Z86.

  • Z09 Use Additional Code: code to identify any applicable history of disease code (Z86.-, Z87.-)

Code history

Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.