Z76.2 Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child

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

Applicable to

• Encounter for medical or nursing care or supervision of healthy infant under circumstances such as adverse socioeconomic conditions at home
• Encounter for medical or nursing care or supervision of healthy infant under circumstances such as awaiting foster or adoptive placement
• Encounter for medical or nursing care or supervision of healthy infant under circumstances such as maternal illness
• Encounter for medical or nursing care or supervision of healthy infant under circumstances such as number of children at home preventing or interfering with normal care

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V20.1 Other healthy infant or child receiving care

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 Z76.2

Back-references to Z76.2

• 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 Z76.2

• Boarder, hospital NEC › healthy infant or child
• Care (of) (for) (following) › child (routine)
• Care (of) (for) (following) › well-baby
• Healthy › infant › receiving care
• High › risk › infant NEC
• Supervision (of) › healthy infant or child

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
• Z76.2 Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child (this code)
• 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
• Z76.81 Expectant parent(s) prebirth pediatrician visit