Z13.21
BillableEncounter for screening for nutritional disorder
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
A preventive health visit to screen for nutritional deficiencies or disorders affecting the body's ability to absorb nutrients.
Coding Tips
- •Appropriate for screening visits assessing malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies, or eating disorder risk
- •Do not use if nutritional disorder is already diagnosed; use the specific nutritional disorder code instead
Code Hierarchy
└Z13Encounter for screening for other diseases and disorders└Z13.2Encounter for screening for nutritional, metabolic and other endocrine disorders└Z13.21Encounter for screening for nutritional disorder
└Z13.21Encounter for screening for nutritional disorder