Encounter for examination of eyes and vision following failed vision screening

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, FY2020 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

Z01.020 Encounter for examination of eyes and vision following failed vision screening without abnormal findings
Z01.021 Encounter for examination of eyes and vision following failed vision screening with abnormal findings

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2020 to now.

FY2020 Added to the code set Encounter for examination of eyes and vision following failed vision screening

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.

Inherited from Z01 Encounter for other special examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis

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.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Z01.00	Encounter for examination of eyes and vision without abnormal findings	Valid
Z01.01	Encounter for examination of eyes and vision with abnormal findings	Valid