Z13.22
Header — not billableEncounter for screening for metabolic disorder
The ICD-10 code for encounter for screening for metabolic disorder is Z13.22.
Z13.22 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.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z13.21Encounter for screening for nutritional disorder
- Z13.29Encounter for screening for other suspected endocrine disorder
- Z13.22Encounter for screening for metabolic disordernon-billable header