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Diagnosis Code

Z04.72 ENCNTR FOR EXAM AND OBS FOL ALLEGED CHILD PHYSICAL ABUSE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z04.72

Short Description: Encntr for exam and obs fol alleged child physical abuse

Long Description: Encounter for examination and observation following alleged child physical abuse

The code Z04.72 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13)
      • Encounter for examination and observation for other reasons (Z04)
        • Z04.72 Encntr for exam and obs fol alleged child physical abuse

This code is valid for pediatric diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Z04.72 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Suspected child physical abuse, ruled out
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • confirmed case of child physical abuse (@T74*.-)
    • encounter for examination and observation following alleged child sexual abuse (@Z04.42*)
    • suspected case of child physical abuse, not ruled out (@T76*.-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z04.72 Right Arrow V71.81 Observe-abuse & neglect

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Z04 Encounter for examination and observation for other reasons
Z04.1 Encounter for examination and observation following transport accident
Z04.2 Encounter for examination and observation following work accident
Z04.3 Encounter for examination and observation following other accident
Z04.4 Encounter for examination and observation following alleged rape
Z04.41 Encounter for examination and observation following alleged adult rape
Z04.42 Encounter for examination and observation following alleged child rape
Z04.6 Encounter for general psychiatric examination, requested by authority
Z04.7 Encounter for examination and observation following alleged physical abuse
Z04.71 Encounter for examination and observation following alleged adult physical abuse
Z04.8 Encounter for examination and observation for other specified reasons
Z04.81 Encounter for examination and observation of victim following forced sexual exploitation
Z04.82 Encounter for examination and observation of victim following forced labor exploitation
Z04.89 Encounter for examination and observation for other specified reasons
Z04.9 Encounter for examination and observation for unspecified reason

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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