Z02.7
Header — not billableEncounter for issue of medical certificate
The ICD-10 code for encounter for issue of medical certificate is Z02.7.
Z02.7 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z02.0Encounter for examination for admission to educational institution
- Z02.1Encounter for pre-employment examination
- Z02.2Encounter for examination for admission to residential institution
- Z02.3Encounter for examination for recruitment to armed forces
- Z02.4Encounter for examination for driving license
- Z02.5Encounter for examination for participation in sport
- Z02.6Encounter for examination for insurance purposes
- Z02.8Encounter for other administrative examinationsnon-billable header
- Z02.9Encounter for administrative examinations, unspecified
- Z02.7Encounter for issue of medical certificatenon-billable header