Z00.8 Encounter for other general examination

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

• Encounter for health examination in population surveys

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)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V70.6 Health examination in population surveys (approximate)
• V70.8 Other specified general medical examinations (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to Z00.8

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)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z00.8

• Admission (for) › examination at health care facility (adult) › general, specified reason NEC
• Admission (for) › examination at health care facility (adult) › psychiatric (general)
• Admission (for) › mental health evaluation
• Admission (for) › psychiatric examination (general)
• Evaluation (for) (of) › mental health (status)
• Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) › medical (adult) (for) (of) › population survey
• Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) › medical (adult) (for) (of) › specified NEC
• Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) › psychiatric NEC

Nearby codes

• Z00.5 Encounter for examination of potential donor of organ and tissue
• Z00.6 Encounter for examination for normal comparison and control in clinical research program
• Z00.7 Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood
• Z00.70 Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood without abnormal findings
• Z00.71 Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood with abnormal findings
• Z00.8 Encounter for other general examination (this code)