Z11 Encounter for screening for infectious and parasitic diseases

Category / Non-billable header 13 subcodes

Block: Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13)

Includes

  • Screening is the testing for disease or disease precursors in asymptomatic individuals so that early detection and treatment can be provided for those who test positive for the disease.

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • encounter for diagnostic examination-code to sign or symptom

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
Z11..0 Encounter for screening for intestinal infectious diseases Yes
Z11..1 Encounter for screening for respiratory tuberculosis Yes
Z11..2 Encounter for screening for other bacterial diseases Yes
Z11..3 Encounter for screening for infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission Yes
Z11..4 Encounter for screening for human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] Yes
Z11..5 Encounter for screening for other viral diseases No
Z11..51 Encounter for screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) Yes
Z11..52 Encounter for screening for COVID-19 Yes
Z11..59 Encounter for screening for other viral diseases Yes
Z11..6 Encounter for screening for other protozoal diseases and helminthiases Yes
Z11..7 Encounter for testing for latent tuberculosis infection Yes
Z11..8 Encounter for screening for other infectious and parasitic diseases Yes
Z11..9 Encounter for screening for infectious and parasitic diseases, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026