Z01.81

Z01.81: Encounter for preprocedural examinations

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Z01.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for encounter for preprocedural examinations. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

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

Encounter for preoperative examinations
Encounter for radiological and imaging examinations as part of preprocedural examination

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z01.81

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 Z01.81

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.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Z01.81

4 child codes. Green means billable.