Z77
Other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Includes
contact with and (suspected) exposures to potential hazards to health
Excludes2
contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases ( Z20 .-)
Excludes2
exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period ( P96.81 )
Excludes2
newborn affected by noxious substances transmitted via placenta or breast milk ( P04 .-)
Excludes2
occupational exposure to risk factors ( Z57 .-)
Excludes2
retained foreign body ( Z18 .-)
Excludes2
retained foreign body fully removed ( Z87.821 )
Excludes2
toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65)
More Specific Codes
6 codes under Z77
- Z77.0 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to hazardous, chiefly nonmedicinal, chemicals Has subcodes
- Z77.1 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental pollution and hazards in the physical environment Has subcodes
- Z77.2 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous substances Has subcodes
- Z77.3 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to war theater Has subcodes
- Z77.4 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to blast overpressure Has subcodes
- Z77.9 Other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health Billable
Version History
How Z77 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentOther contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedOther contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference Z77
- P04 Newborn affected by noxious substances transmitted via placenta or breast milk
- Z03 Encounter for medical observation for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out
- Z13.88 Encounter for screening for disorder due to exposure to contaminants Billable
- Z91 Personal risk factors, not elsewhere classified
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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