2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z02.81

Encounter for paternity testing

• Z02.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM Z02.81 became effective on October 1, 2023.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z02.81 – other international versions of ICD-10 Z02.81 may differ.

The following code(s) above Z02.81 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to Z02.81:

• Z00-Z99  Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
• Z00-Z13  Persons encountering health services for examinations

Present On Admission

• Z02.81 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Z02.81 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

• 951 Other factors influencing health status

Convert Z02.81 to ICD-9-CMCode History

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
• 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
• 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
• 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z02.81:

• Encounter (with health service) (for) Z76.89
  • administrative purpose onlyZ02.9
    • examination for
      • paternity testing Z02.81
• Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) Z00.00
  • medical (adult) (for) (of) Z00.00
    • paternity testing Z02.81