Z00.70

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

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z00.70 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood without abnormal findings. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z00.70 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z00.70

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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 Z00.70

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.

Medicare coverage

Z00.70 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56747Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Evaluation›growth and developmental state›delayed growth
Evaluation›period of›delayed growth in childhood
Evaluation›development state›period of›delayed growth in childhood

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z00.7

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