Z76.0
Billable codeEncounter for issue of repeat prescription
The ICD-10 code for encounter for issue of repeat prescription is Z76.0.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for appliance
- Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for medicaments
- Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for spectacles
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z76.1Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling
- Z76.2Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child
- Z76.3Healthy person accompanying sick person
- Z76.4Other boarder to healthcare facility
- Z76.5Malingerer [conscious simulation]
- Z76.8Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstancesnon-billable header
- Z76.0Encounter for issue of repeat prescription
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- V681
Associated MS-DRGs
Z76.0 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.