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Z12

Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasms

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 10 more specific codes instead:

  • Z12.0 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of stomach
  • Z12.1 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of intestinal tract (also a header)
  • Z12.2 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of respiratory organs
  • Z12.3 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of breast (also a header)
  • Z12.4 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of cervix
  • Z12.5 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of prostate
  • Z12.6 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of bladder
  • Z12.7 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of other genitourinary organs (also a header)
  • Z12.8 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of other sites (also a header)
  • Z12.9 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm, site unspecified

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 screening for malignant neoplasms

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 diagnostic examination-code to sign or symptom

Use additional code

  • code to identify any family history of malignant neoplasm (Z80.-)

Also known as

  • Screening is the testing for disease or disease precursors in asymptomatic individuals so that early detection and treatment can be provided for those who test positive for the disease.

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.