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Z01.30

Z01.30: Encounter for examination of blood pressure without abnormal findings

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z01.30 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for examination of blood pressure without abnormal findings. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Encounter for examination of blood pressure NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z01.30

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z01: Encounter for other special examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis

  • encounter for examination for administrative purposes (Z02.-)
  • encounter for examination for suspected conditions, proven not to exist (Z03.-)
  • encounter for laboratory, radiologic and imaging examinations for sign(s) and symptom(s) - code to the sign(s) or symptom(s)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z01.30

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

Written on Z01: Encounter for other special examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis

  • encounter for laboratory and radiologic examinations as a component of general medical examinations (Z00.0-)
  • screening examinations (Z11-Z13)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z01.30 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • A56494Billing and Coding: Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine
  • A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • A56743Billing and Coding: Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Examination›blood pressure
  • Test, tests, testing›blood pressure
  • Blood›pressure›examination only

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z01.3

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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