Z87Not billable, use a more specific code below

Personal history of other diseases and conditions

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

54 billable codes under Z87: 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 Z87.

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 Z87

Z87 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

Other codes that refer to Z87

Notes on these codes point to Z87.

  • 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.