Z77

Classification

Category:Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

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Coding Guidance

Z77 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

Includes

Excludes 2

contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases

exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period

newborn affected by noxious substances transmitted via placenta or breast milk

occupational exposure to risk factors

retained foreign body

retained foreign body fully removed

toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source

More Specific Codes

Z77.0

Contact with and (suspected) exposure to hazardous, chiefly nonmedicinal, chemicals

Z77.1

Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental pollution and hazards in the physical environment

Z77.2

Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous substances

Z77.9

Other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health

External Resources

2025 ICD-10 guidelines from CMS.gov