Not Valid for Submission
Z00 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis. The code is NOT valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
| ICD-10: | Z00 |
| Short Description: | Encntr for general exam w/o complaint, susp or reprtd dx |
| Long Description: | Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis |
Consider the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity:
- Z00.0 - Encounter for general adult medical examination
- Z00.00 - Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings
- Z00.01 - Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings
- Z00.1 - Encounter for newborn, infant and child health examinations
- Z00.11 - Newborn health examination
- Z00.110 - Health examination for newborn under 8 days old
- Z00.111 - Health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old
- Z00.12 - Encounter for routine child health examination
- Z00.121 - Encounter for routine child health examination with abnormal findings
- Z00.129 - Encounter for routine child health examination without abnormal findings
- Z00.2 - Encounter for examination for period of rapid growth in childhood
- Z00.3 - Encounter for examination for adolescent development state
- Z00.5 - Encounter for examination of potential donor of organ and tissue
- Z00.6 - Encounter for examination for normal comparison and control in clinical research program
- Z00.7 - Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood
- Z00.70 - Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood without abnormal findings
- Z00.71 - Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood with abnormal findings
- Z00.8 - Encounter for other general examination
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code Z00:
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 ExcludesA type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- encounter for examination for administrative purposes Z02
Type 2 Excludes
Type 2 ExcludesA type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
Code Classification
Code History
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
(First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set) - FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020