ICD-10-CM › Z00-Z99 › Z00-Z13 › Z12 Encounter for screening for... › Z12.0
Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of stomach
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of stomach
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 Z12 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasms
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.
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Admission
- Encounter > testing
- Encounter > screening
- Surveillance > neoplasm
- Admission > sensitivity test
- Adjustment > implanted device
- Test, tests, testing > skin, diagnostic > allergy > special screening examination
- Screening > neoplasm > stomach
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Z12.1 | Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of intestinal tract | Not billable |
| Z12.2 | Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of respiratory organs | Valid |
| Z12.3 | Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of breast | Not billable |
| Z12.4 | Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of cervix | Valid |
| Z12.5 | Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of prostate | Valid |
| Z12.6 | Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of bladder | Valid |
| Z12.7 | Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of other genitourinary organs | Not billable |
| Z12.8 | Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of other sites | Not billable |
| Z12.9 | Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm, site unspecified | Valid |