Z11.1 is the authoritative medical code for Encounter for screening for respiratory tuberculosis. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for encounter for screening for respiratory tuberculosis (ICD-10-CM Z11.1), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Encounter for screening for respiratory tuberculosis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code Z11.1. Inclusion terms: Encounter for screening for active tuberculosis disease. Excludes1 (not coded here): encounter for diagnostic examination-code to sign or symptom. Excludes2 (not included here): examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-).
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Z11.1 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Encounter for screening for active tuberculosis disease
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- encounter for diagnostic examination-code to sign or symptom
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with Z11.1?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, Z11.1 must not be reported together with: encounter for diagnostic examination-code to sign or symptom.
Can Z11.1 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes2 instructions, Z11.1 and the following are not considered part of each other and may both be reported when both conditions are present: examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-).
What conditions are included under Z11.1?
Encounter for screening for respiratory tuberculosis includes: Encounter for screening for active tuberculosis disease.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to Z11.1 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- Z11 — Encounter for screening for infectious and parasitic diseases
- Z11.0 — Encounter for screening for intestinal infectious diseases
- Z11.2 — Encounter for screening for other bacterial diseases
- Z11.3 — Encounter for screening for infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
- Z11.4 — Encounter for screening for human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
- Z11.5 — Encounter for screening for other viral diseases
- Z11.51 — Encounter for screening for human papillomavirus (HPV)
- Z11.52 — Encounter for screening for COVID-19
- Z11.59 — Encounter for screening for other viral diseases
- Z11.6 — Encounter for screening for other protozoal diseases and helminthiases
View all 13 codes in the Z11 family
Indexed Clinical Terms (10)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Admission (for), sensitivity test, Mantoux
- Screening (for), disease or disorder, bacterial NEC, respiratory tuberculosis
- Screening (for), pulmonary tuberculosis
- Screening (for), respiratory tuberculosis
- Screening (for), tuberculosis, respiratory
- Screening (for), tuberculosis, respiratory, active
- Test, tests, testing (for), Mantoux (for tuberculosis)
- Test, tests, testing (for), skin, diagnostic, Mantoux
- Test, tests, testing (for), skin, diagnostic, tuberculin
- Test, tests, testing (for), tuberculin