Nonspecific abnormal findings disclosed at the time of these examinations are classified to categories R70-R94.

Excludes1

  • examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-)
  1. Z00 Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis

    Excludes1

    • encounter for examination for administrative purposes (Z02.-)

    Excludes2

    • encounter for pre-procedural examinations (Z01.81-)
    • special screening examinations (Z11-Z13)
    1. Z00.0 Encounter for general adult medical examination

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Encounter for adult periodic examination (annual) (physical) and any associated laboratory and radiologic examinations
      1. Z00.00 Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Encounter for adult health check-up NOS
      2. Z00.01 Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings

    2. Z00.1 Encounter for newborn, infant and child health examinations

      1. Z00.11 Newborn health examination

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Health check for child under 29 days old
        • Z00.110 Health examination for newborn under 8 days old

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Health check for newborn under 8 days old
        • Z00.111 Health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Health check for newborn 8 to 28 days old
          • Newborn weight check
      2. Z00.12 Encounter for routine child health examination

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Health check (routine) for child over 28 days old
        • Immunizations appropriate for age
        • Routine developmental screening of infant or child
        • Routine vision and hearing testing
        • Z00.121 Encounter for routine child health examination with abnormal findings
        • Z00.129 Encounter for routine child health examination without abnormal findings

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Encounter for routine child health examination NOS
    3. Z00.2 Encounter for examination for period of rapid growth in childhood

    4. Z00.3 Encounter for examination for adolescent development state

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Encounter for puberty development state
    5. Z00.5 Encounter for examination of potential donor of organ and tissue

    6. Z00.6 Encounter for examination for normal comparison and control in clinical research program

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Examination of participant or control in clinical research program
    7. Z00.7 Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood

      1. Z00.70 Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood without abnormal findings

      2. Z00.71 Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood with abnormal findings

    8. Z00.8 Encounter for other general examination

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Encounter for health examination in population surveys
Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.