2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z00.00

Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings

  • Z00.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Encntr for general adult medical exam w/o abnormal findings
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM Z00.00 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z00.00 – other international versions of ICD-10 Z00.00 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

  • Z00.00 is applicable to adult patients aged 15 – 124 years inclusive.

Applicable To

  • Encounter for adult health check-up NOS

The following code(s) above Z00.00 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to Z00.00:

  • Z00-Z99  Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
  • Z00-Z13  Persons encountering health services for examinations
  • Z00  Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
  • Z00.0  Encounter for general adult medical examination

Approximate Synonyms

  • Adult health check up done
  • Laboratory exam
  • Laboratory exam ordered for general medical exam
  • Laboratory examination done
  • Radiological exam
  • Radiological examination done
  • Routine adult health check up exam
  • Routine general medical exam order for laboratory test done

Present On Admission

  • Z00.00 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Z00.00 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 951 Other factors influencing health status

Convert Z00.00 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z00.00:

  • Admission (for) – see also Encounter (for)
    • examination at health care facility (adult) Z00.00 – see also Examination
  • Encounter (with health service) (for) Z76.89
    • laboratory (as part of a general medical examination) Z00.00
    • radiological (as part of a general medical examination) Z00.00
    • X-ray of chest (as part of a general medical examination) Z00.00
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) Z00.00
    • annual (adult) (periodic) (physical) Z00.00
    • laboratory (as part of a general medical examination) Z00.00
    • medical (adult) (for) (of) Z00.00
      • general (adult) Z00.00
    • periodic (adult) (annual) (routine) Z00.00
    • radiological (as part of a general medical examination) Z00.00
  • Test, tests, testing (for)
    • laboratory (as part of a general medical examination) Z00.00
  • X-ray (of)
    • chest
      • routine (as part of a general medical examination) Z00.00
    • routine (as part of a general medical examination) Z00.00

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