Z02.84 Encounter for child welfare exam

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

• Encounter for child welfare screening exam

Excludes2 (not included here)

• encounter for examination and observation for alleged child physical abuse (Z04.72)
• encounter for examination and observation for alleged child rape (Z04.42)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 795 in MDC 15.

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Pediatric diagnoses (age 0 through 17): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 0 through 17.
• Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to Z02.84

Back-references to Z02.8

• Type 1 Excludes: Z02.7 Encounter for issue of medical certificate ("encounter for general medical examination (Z00-Z01, Z02.0-Z02.6, Z02.8-Z02.9)")

Back-references to Z02

• Type 1 Excludes: Z00 Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis ("encounter for examination for administrative purposes (Z02.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z01 Encounter for other special examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis ("encounter for examination for administrative purposes (Z02.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z71.84 Encounter for health counseling related to travel ("encounter for administrative examination (Z02.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z02.84

• Encounter (with health service) (for) › administrative purpose only › examination for › child welfare
• Encounter (with health service) (for) › child welfare screening exam

Nearby codes

• Z02.79 Encounter for issue of other medical certificate
• Z02.8 Encounter for other administrative examinations
• Z02.81 Encounter for paternity testing
• Z02.82 Encounter for adoption services
• Z02.83 Encounter for blood-alcohol and blood-drug test
• Z02.84 Encounter for child welfare exam (this code)
• Z02.89 Encounter for other administrative examinations
• Z02.9 Encounter for administrative examinations, unspecified