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