2025 ICD-10-CM code Z00.00
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Deletion Date: N/A General medical examination - Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13) Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99) Feed
Encounter for a general adult medical examination where no abnormal findings are documented.
Modifiers may be applicable if additional services are performed.Consult your payer's guidelines for appropriate modifiers.
Medical necessity for Z00.00 is established by the patient's need for a routine preventive health assessment.Many insurance payers encourage and often cover annual wellness exams for adults to identify potential health issues early.
The clinical responsibility for this code involves conducting a comprehensive physical examination of an adult patient, reviewing the patient's history, and documenting the absence of any abnormal findings. This may include taking vital signs, performing a general physical assessment, and ordering and reviewing relevant diagnostic tests.The physician must ensure that the examination is thorough and the documentation accurately reflects the absence of any significant health issues.
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
- Z00-Z13 (Persons encountering health services for examinations)
In simple words: This code means the doctor did a general checkup on an adult patient and found no health problems.
This code, Z00.00, signifies an encounter for a general adult medical examination where no abnormal findings were identified during the examination.It's used for routine check-ups and preventive care visits in adult patients where no specific illness, injury, or other condition is the reason for the visit.The code is applied when the primary purpose of the visit is a comprehensive health assessment, and all findings are within normal limits.This code should be used in conjunction with any procedural codes if applicable.
Example 1: A 45-year-old patient comes in for an annual wellness check-up.The physical exam, including vital signs and review of systems, reveals no abnormalities.Z00.00 is used for this visit., A 60-year-old patient presents for a pre-employment physical.The examination shows no health concerns.The appropriate CPT or HCPCS code for the examination is used, and Z00.00 is used to indicate the reason for the visit., A 30-year-old patient requests a general health assessment before starting a new fitness regime.The exam is unremarkable. Z00.00 is used to document the reason for the visit.If any procedures, such as blood work, were done, those must be coded separately using CPT or HCPCS codes.
Complete documentation of the physical examination, including vital signs, review of systems, and any diagnostic tests performed, is necessary.The documentation must clearly state that no abnormal findings were identified during the visit.
** Z codes, such as Z00.00, are used to report reasons for encounters, not diseases or injuries.Always code any related procedures using appropriate CPT or HCPCS codes.Refer to the official ICD-10-CM coding guidelines for complete details.
- Revenue Code: Revenue codes will vary depending on the payer and the services provided.Consult your payer's guidelines for appropriate revenue codes.
- RVU: RVUs are not directly associated with ICD-10 codes.RVUs are determined by the procedures or services performed, which would be represented by CPT or HCPCS codes. The reimbursement amount is calculated based on the RVUs, the geographic location, and the payer's fee schedule.
- Global Days: Not applicable to ICD-10 codes. Global periods apply to surgical procedures coded with CPT codes.
- Payment Status: Active
- Modifier TC rule: Not applicable to ICD-10 codes. TC modifiers are relevant to CPT codes.
- Fee Schedule: Not applicable to ICD-10 codes. Fee schedules are associated with CPT and HCPCS codes.
- Specialties:Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Practice
- Place of Service:Office, Clinic, Outpatient Hospital, Other Place of Service