2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z00.12

Encounter for routine child health examination

  • Z00.12 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM Z00.12 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z00.12 – other international versions of ICD-10 Z00.12 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Health check (routine) for child over 28 days old
  • Immunizations appropriate for age
  • Routine developmental screening of infant or child
  • Routine vision and hearing testing

Type 1 Excludes

  • health check for child under 29 days old (Z00.11-)
  • health supervision of foundling or other healthy infant or child (Z76.1-Z76.2)
  • newborn health examination (Z00.11-)

The following code(s) above Z00.12 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to Z00.12:

  • 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

Code 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

Code annotations containing back-references to Z00.12:

  • Type 1 Excludes: Z00.0, Z00.11
  • Type 2 Excludes: Z13.4

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