Z76.1 Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling

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)

• V20.0 Health supervision of foundling

Code annotations containing back-references to Z76.1

Back-references to Z76.1

• Type 1 Excludes: Z00.12 Encounter for routine child health examination ("health supervision of foundling or other healthy infant or child (Z76.1-Z76.2)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z02.89 Encounter for other administrative examinations ("health supervision of foundling or other healthy infant or child (Z76.1-Z76.2)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z76.1

• Boarder, hospital NEC › healthy infant or child › foundling
• Care (of) (for) (following) › foundling
• Foundling
• Supervision (of) › healthy infant or child › foundling

Nearby codes

• Z76 Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
• Z76.0 Encounter for issue of repeat prescription
• Z76.1 Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling (this code)
• Z76.2 Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child
• Z76.3 Healthy person accompanying sick person
• Z76.4 Other boarder to healthcare facility
• Z76.5 Malingerer [conscious simulation]
• Z76.8 Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances