ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z00.01
Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Quick facts
- Code
- Z00.01
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z00 — Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z00.01 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in Z00
- Z00Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
- Z00.0Encounter for general adult medical examination
- Z00.00Encounter for general adult medical examination without 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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