Z00.121

Z00.121: Encounter for routine child health examination with abnormal findings

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z00.121 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for routine child health 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 Z00.121

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Written on Z00.12: Encounter for routine child health examination

health check for child under 29 days old (Z00.11-)
health supervision of foundling or other healthy infant or child (Z76.1-Z76.2)
newborn health examination (Z00.11-)

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 Z00.121

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›child›with abnormal findings
Hearing examination›infant or child›with abnormal findings
Screening›infant or child›with abnormal findings
Admission›vision examination›infant or child›with abnormal findings
Examination›hearing›infant or child›with abnormal findings
Examination›vision›infant or child›with abnormal findings
Immunization›appropriate for age›child›with abnormal findings
Test, tests, testing›hearing›infant or child›with abnormal findings
Test, tests, testing›vision›infant or child›with abnormal findings
Admission›examination at health care facility›hearing›infant or child›with abnormal findings
Admission›examination at health care facility›vision›infant or child›with abnormal findings

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z00.12

Z00.129Encounter for routine child health examination without abnormal findings