Z76.89 Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances

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

Applicable to

• Persons encountering health services NOS

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V65.49 Other specified counseling (approximate)
• V65.8 Other reasons for seeking consultation (approximate)

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

• 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 Z76.89

• Encounter (with health service) (for)
• Encounter (with health service) (for) › specified NEC

Nearby codes

• 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
• Z76.82 Awaiting organ transplant status
• Z76.89 Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances (this code)