Z01.118
Z01.118 — Encounter for examination of ears and hearing with other abnormal findings
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z01.118 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for examination of ears and hearing with other abnormal findings. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code to identify abnormal findings
Risk adjustment
Z01.118 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How Z01.118 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z01.118.
- Hearing examination›with abnormal findings NEC
- Examination›ear›with abnormal findings NEC
- Examination›hearing›with abnormal findings NEC
- Test, tests, testing›hearing›with abnormal findings NEC
- Admission›examination at health care facility›ear›with abnormal findings NEC
- Admission›examination at health care facility›hearing›with abnormal findings NEC
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z01.11. If Z01.118 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Z01.118
- Is Z01.118 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Z01.118 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Z01.118 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13).