Screening Osteoporosis ICD-10-CM Codes

Screening Osteoporosis ICD-10-CM Codes

Read this short guide and learn about the screening osteoporosis ICD codes you can use.

By Matt Olivares on Aug 8, 2025.

Fact Checked by Gale Alagos.

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What screening osteoporosis ICD codes can I use?

If you're looking for screening osteoporosis ICD codes, we'd like you to know that there is only one, and what's great about it is that it is specific to this particular screening!

The ICD-10 code you're looking for is Z13.820 - Encounter for screening for osteoporosis! It's best used when handling a patient who is seeing you to schedule a screening for osteoporosis or if they're at your practice for the actual screening.

This ICD-10 code is not acceptable as a diagnosis because it isn't meant for osteoporosis. Of course, your patient might have it, but they're scheduling or about to undergo screening to find out if they have it.

Is this lone screening osteoporosis ICD code billable?

Yes. While it is unacceptable as a principal diagnosis, this screening osteoporosis ICD code is valid and billable.

Clinical information about getting screened for osteoporosis

As mentioned, Z13.820 is the lone and specific ICD code for osteoporosis screening. Osteoporosis is a type of bone condition (sometimes referred to as a metabolic bone disease) characterized by the bones becoming brittle over time to the point that bending over to reach for something can cause fractures. This means this is also a screening for predicting fracture risk. This usually affects the wrists, hip, and lumbar spine.

Those who are scheduled for osteoporosis screenings will undergo bone density tests, such as the following:

  • Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
  • Quantitative computed tomography (QCT)
  • Biomechanical computed tomography (BCT)
  • Radiofrequency echographic multi-spectrometry (REMS)

All of these aforementioned bone density tests are imaging tests, so they're non-invasive and don't require the patient to be hospitalized to be conducted. Early detection of this disease can help preventive services task forces for osteoporosis to develop management and prevention strategies for patients.

Synonyms include

  • Osteoporosis screening
  • Screening for osteoporosis
  • Check-up for osteoporosis
  • Bone density study
  • Screening osteoporosis risk factors
  • Osteoporosis screening with fracture risk assessment
  • Assessment for bone mineral density
  • Screening for age-related osteoporosis
  • Low bone mass findings post-osteoporosis screening
  • Bone measurement testing
  • Assessing body mass index to check for osteoporosis risk

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Commonly asked questions

During the screening process for osteoporosis, healthcare professionals will note how old the patient is (because the older we get, the more at risk we become of getting osteoporosis), check if the patient has a family history of osteoporosis if they have had a personal account of fractures if they take certain medications (some medicines weaken the bones), and if they have underlying conditions that can affect the bones like rheumatoid arthritis.

Not necessarily. These imaging tests can be conducted again for monitoring purposes to check on a patient’s bone health.

Suppose ever the patient is diagnosed with osteoporosis after taking bone density tests. In that case, treatment will include Bisphosphonates (which are medicines that strengthen the bones) and bone-building drugs (e.g., teriparatide, abaloparatide). They might even recommend a dietary change that includes getting enough calcium and vitamin D.

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