Z87.7
Header — not billablePersonal history of (corrected) congenital malformations
The ICD-10 code for personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations is Z87.7.
Z87.7 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- congenital malformations that have been partially corrected or repaired but which still require medical treatment - code to condition
- other postprocedural states (Z98.-)
- personal history of medical treatment (Z92.-)
- presence of cardiac and vascular implants and grafts (Z95.-)
- presence of other devices (Z97.-)
- presence of other functional implants (Z96.-)
- transplanted organ and tissue status (Z94.-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Z87.7
- Z87.71Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of genitourinary systemnon-billable header
- Z87.72Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of nervous system and sense organsnon-billable header
- Z87.73Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of digestive systemnon-billable header
- Z87.74Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of heart and circulatory system
- Z87.75Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of respiratory system
- Z87.76Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of integument, limbs and musculoskeletal systemnon-billable header
- Z87.79Personal history of other (corrected) congenital malformationsnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- Z87.0Personal history of diseases of the respiratory systemnon-billable header
- Z87.1Personal history of diseases of the digestive systemnon-billable header
- Z87.2Personal history of diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Z87.3Personal history of diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissuenon-billable header
- Z87.4Personal history of diseases of genitourinary systemnon-billable header
- Z87.5Personal history of complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- Z87.6Personal history of certain (corrected) conditions arising in the perinatal periodnon-billable header
- Z87.8Personal history of other specified conditionsnon-billable header
- Z87.7Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformationsnon-billable header