Z00.0 Encounter for general adult medical examination

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Applicable to

• Encounter for adult periodic examination (annual) (physical) and any associated laboratory and radiologic examinations

Excludes1 (never code together)

• encounter for examination of sign or symptom- code to sign or symptom
• general health check-up of infant or child (Z00.12.-)

Applies from Z00 Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• encounter for examination for administrative purposes (Z02.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• encounter for pre-procedural examinations (Z01.81-)
• special screening examinations (Z11-Z13)

Codes under Z00.0

• Z00.00 Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings
• Z00.01 Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings

Code annotations containing back-references to Z00.0

Back-references to Z00.0

• Type 2 Excludes: 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-)")

Back-references to Z00

• Type 1 Excludes: Z02.7 Encounter for issue of medical certificate ("encounter for general medical examination (Z00-Z01, Z02.0-Z02.6, Z02.8-Z02.9)")

Nearby codes

• Z00 Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
• Z00.0 Encounter for general adult medical examination (this code)
• Z00.00 Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings
• Z00.01 Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings
• Z00.1 Encounter for newborn, infant and child health examinations
• Z00.11 Newborn health examination
• Z00.110 Health examination for newborn under 8 days old