Section
Z00.0
Encounter for general adult medical examination
Hierarchy
Notes
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Nonspecific abnormal findings disclosed at the time of these examinations are classified to categories R70-R94.
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Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
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(a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
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(b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
Inclusion Terms
Z00.0
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Encounter for adult periodic examination (annual) (physical) and any associated laboratory and radiologic examinations
Excludes 1
Z00.0
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encounter for examination of sign or symptom- code to sign or symptom
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general health check-up of infant or child (Z00.12.-)
- Z00.12 Encounter for routine child health examination
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encounter for examination for administrative purposes (Z02.-)
- Z02 Encounter for administrative examination
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examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-)
- Z39 Encounter for maternal postpartum care and examination