Z11.7
Billable codeEncounter for testing for latent tuberculosis infection
The ICD-10 code for encounter for testing for latent tuberculosis infection is Z11.7.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z11.0Encounter for screening for intestinal infectious diseases
- Z11.1Encounter for screening for respiratory tuberculosis
- Z11.2Encounter for screening for other bacterial diseases
- Z11.3Encounter for screening for infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
- Z11.4Encounter for screening for human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
- Z11.5Encounter for screening for other viral diseasesnon-billable header
- Z11.6Encounter for screening for other protozoal diseases and helminthiases
- Z11.8Encounter for screening for other infectious and parasitic diseases
- Z11.9Encounter for screening for infectious and parasitic diseases, unspecified
- Z11.7Encounter for testing for latent tuberculosis infection
Associated MS-DRGs
Z11.7 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.