Z76.0 is the authoritative medical code for Encounter for issue of repeat prescription. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for encounter for issue of repeat prescription (ICD-10-CM Z76.0), 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 issue of repeat prescription is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code Z76.0. Inclusion terms: Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for appliance; Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for medicaments; Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for spectacles. Excludes2 (not included here): issue of medical certificate Z02.7; repeat prescription for contraceptive Z30.4-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Z76.0 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for appliance
- Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for medicaments
- Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for spectacles
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- issue of medical certificate Z02.7
- repeat prescription for contraceptive Z30.4-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can Z76.0 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, Z76.0 and the following may both be reported when both are present: issue of medical certificate (Z02.7); repeat prescription for contraceptive (Z30.4-).
What conditions are included under Z76.0?
Encounter for issue of repeat prescription includes: Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for appliance; Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for medicaments; Encounter for issue of repeat prescription for spectacles.
Codes in This Family (10)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as Z76.0, with their registry titles.
- Z76 — Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
- Z76.1 — Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling
- Z76.2 — Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child
- Z76.3 — Healthy person accompanying sick person
- Z76.4 — Other boarder to healthcare facility
- Z76.5 — Malingerer [conscious simulation]
- Z76.8 — Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances
- Z76.81 — Expectant parent(s) prebirth pediatrician visit
- Z76.82 — Awaiting organ transplant status
- Z76.89 — Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Issue of, repeat prescription (appliance) (glasses) (medicinal substance, medicament, medicine)
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