Z00.01

Z00.01: Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z00.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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code to identify abnormal findings

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z00.01

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Written on Z00.0: Encounter for general adult medical examination

encounter for examination of sign or symptom- code to sign or symptom
general health check-up of infant or child (Z00.12.-)

Written on Z00: Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis

encounter for examination for administrative purposes (Z02.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z00.01

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Z00: Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis

encounter for pre-procedural examinations (Z01.81-)
special screening examinations (Z11-Z13)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Examination›with abnormal findings
Admission›examination at health care facility›with abnormal findings
Encounter›laboratory›with abnormal findings
Encounter›radiological›with abnormal findings
Encounter›X-ray of chest›with abnormal findings
Examination›annual›with abnormal findings
Examination›laboratory›with abnormal findings
Examination›medical›with abnormal findings
Examination›periodic›with abnormal findings
Examination›radiological›with abnormal findings
Test, tests, testing›laboratory›with abnormal finding
X-ray›routine›with abnormal findings

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z00.0

Z00.00Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings