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Z01

Encounter for other special examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 6 more specific codes instead:

  • Z01.0 Encounter for examination of eyes and vision (also a header)
  • Z01.1 Encounter for examination of ears and hearing (also a header)
  • Z01.2 Encounter for dental examination and cleaning (also a header)
  • Z01.3 Encounter for examination of blood pressure (also a header)
  • Z01.4 Encounter for gynecological examination (also a header)
  • Z01.8 Encounter for other specified special examinations (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Encounter for other special examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • 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 - not included here

  • encounter for laboratory and radiologic examinations as a component of general medical examinations (Z00.0-)
  • screening examinations (Z11-Z13)

Includes

  • routine examination of specific system

Note

  • Codes from category Z01 represent the reason for the encounter. A separate procedure code is required to identify any examinations or procedures performed

Inherited from the Z00-Z13 section Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-)

Note

  • Nonspecific abnormal findings disclosed at the time of these examinations are classified to categories R70-R94.