Z39.2 Encounter for routine postpartum follow-up

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V24.2 Routine postpartum follow-up

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

• Maternity diagnoses (age 9 through 64): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 9 through 64.
• 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.

Diagnosis Index entries for Z39.2

• Admission (for) › aftercare › postpartum › routine follow-up
• Admission (for) › examination at health care facility (adult) › postpartum checkup
• Admission (for) › postpartum observation › routine follow-up
• Care (of) (for) (following) › postpartum › routine follow-up
• Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) › follow-up (routine) (following) › postpartum
• Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) › postpartum › routine follow-up
• Observation (following) (for) (without need for further medical care) › postpartum › routine follow-up
• Status (post) › postpartum (routine follow-up)

Nearby codes

• Z39 Encounter for maternal postpartum care and examination
• Z39.0 Encounter for care and examination of mother immediately after delivery
• Z39.1 Encounter for care and examination of lactating mother
• Z39.2 Encounter for routine postpartum follow-up (this code)