Description
This course covers the factors influencing health status, also known as Z codes. This includes the codes for diagnostic and screening services, health history and status, and other healthcare encounters for healthy individuals. This course also reviews the structure and format of Z codes, which are found in ICD-10-CM, Chapter 21.
Objectives:
Lesson 1: Chapter 21 Structure and Format
- Understand the structure and format of the Z codes in Chapter 21 of ICD-10-CM
- Identify the categories of Z codes
- Describe two reasons for using Z codes in ICD-10-CM
Lesson 2: Evaluation and Therapy
- Differentiate between screening and diagnostic examinations and encounters
- Identify encounters as aftercare vs. follow-up
- Determine when to use Z codes for routine, administrative, and observation services
Lesson 3: Informational Z Codes
- Identify the difference between history and status codes
- Recognize the categories and codes for history and status that are available in ICD-10-CM
Lesson 4: Other and Unspecified Z Codes
- Apply specific codes for noncompliance with medications and medical treatment
- Identify codes that can only be sequenced as principal or first-listed diagnosis
- Recognize the importance of reporting Z codes for social determinants of health
518 reviews for Factors Influencing Health Status (Z codes)
Very resourceful
Very informative, easy to understand and navigate through.
I love the set-up of the course–self-paced, able to repeat sections, test questions throughout.
I love your courses! They really make me think!
good
Thank you for the helpful education
GOOD
Format and graphics relaxing. Enjoyed the exercises/tests dispersed within the topics. Few of the test questions were tricky.
was a very good course and cleared up a lot of my questions. thank you.
I think that there could be more examples.
Nice refresher
good brush-up
Thank you.