Z00.12
Encounter for routine child health examination
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where Z00.12 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- Z00 Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
- Z00.1 Parent Encounter for newborn, infant and child health examinations
- Z00.12 This code Encounter for routine child health examination
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Health check (routine) for child over 28 days old
Inclusion Terms
Immunizations appropriate for age
Inclusion Terms
Routine developmental screening of infant or child
Inclusion Terms
Routine vision and hearing testing
Excludes1
encounter for examination for administrative purposes ( Z02 .-)
Inherited from Z00 — Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
Excludes1
health check for child under 29 days old ( Z00.11- )
Excludes1
health supervision of foundling or other healthy infant or child (Z76.1-Z76.2)
Excludes1
newborn health examination ( Z00.11- )
Excludes2
encounter for pre-procedural examinations ( Z01.81- )
Inherited from Z00 — Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
Excludes2
special screening examinations (Z11-Z13)
Inherited from Z00 — Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
More Specific Codes
2 codes under Z00.12
Version History
How Z00.12 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentEncounter for routine child health examination
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedEncounter for routine child health examination
Related Codes
Other codes under Z00.1
Codes whose official notes reference Z00.12
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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