Z00.12 Encounter for routine child health examination

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Applicable to

• Health check (routine) for child over 28 days old
• Immunizations appropriate for age
• Routine developmental screening of infant or child
• Routine vision and hearing testing

Excludes1 (never code together)

• health check for child under 29 days old (Z00.11-)
• health supervision of foundling or other healthy infant or child (Z76.1-Z76.2)
• newborn health examination (Z00.11-)

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 Z00.12

• Z00.121 Encounter for routine child health examination with abnormal findings
• Z00.129 Encounter for routine child health examination without abnormal findings

Code annotations containing back-references to Z00.12

Back-references to Z00.12

• Type 1 Excludes: Z00.0 Encounter for general adult medical examination ("general health check-up of infant or child (Z00.12.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z00.11 Newborn health examination ("health check for child over 28 days old (Z00.12-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z13.4 Encounter for screening for certain developmental disorders in childhood ("encounter for routine child health examination (Z00.12-)")

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

• Z00.01 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
• Z00.111 Health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old
• Z00.12 Encounter for routine child health examination (this code)
• Z00.121 Encounter for routine child health examination with abnormal findings
• Z00.129 Encounter for routine child health examination without abnormal findings
• Z00.2 Encounter for examination for period of rapid growth in childhood
• Z00.3 Encounter for examination for adolescent development state
• Z00.5 Encounter for examination of potential donor of organ and tissue