ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z00
Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- Z00
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z00
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z00 is a category (header) for encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in Z00
- Z00.0Encounter for general adult medical examination
- Z00.00Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings
- Z00.01Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings
- Z00.1Encounter for newborn, infant and child health examinations
- Z00.11Newborn health examination
- Z00.110Health examination for newborn under 8 days old
- Z00.111Health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old
- Z00.12Encounter for routine child health examination
- Z00.121Encounter for routine child health examination with abnormal findings
- Z00.129Encounter for routine child health examination without abnormal findings
- Z00.2Encounter for examination for period of rapid growth in childhood
- Z00.3Encounter for examination for adolescent development state
- Z00.5Encounter for examination of potential donor of organ and tissue
- Z00.6Encounter for examination for normal comparison and control in clinical research program
- Z00.7Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood
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