ICD-10-CM › Z00-Z99 › Z00-Z13 › Z01 Encounter for other special... › Z01.2
Encounter for dental examination and cleaning
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:
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.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Encounter for dental examination and cleaning
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Z01.0 | Encounter for examination of eyes and vision | Not billable |
| Z01.1 | Encounter for examination of ears and hearing | Not billable |
| Z01.3 | Encounter for examination of blood pressure | Not billable |
| Z01.4 | Encounter for gynecological examination | Not billable |
| Z01.8 | Encounter for other specified special examinations | Not billable |