Z13.3
Header — not billableEncounter for screening examination for mental health and behavioral disorders
The ICD-10 code for encounter for screening examination for mental health and behavioral disorders is Z13.3.
Z13.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 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.
Child codes under Z13.3
Related codes in this category
- Z13.0Encounter for screening for diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
- Z13.1Encounter for screening for diabetes mellitus
- Z13.2Encounter for screening for nutritional, metabolic and other endocrine disordersnon-billable header
- Z13.4Encounter for screening for certain developmental disorders in childhoodnon-billable header
- Z13.5Encounter for screening for eye and ear disorders
- Z13.6Encounter for screening for cardiovascular disorders
- Z13.7Encounter for screening for genetic and chromosomal anomaliesnon-billable header
- Z13.8Encounter for screening for other specified diseases and disordersnon-billable header
- Z13.9Encounter for screening, unspecified
- Z13.3Encounter for screening examination for mental health and behavioral disordersnon-billable header