Z00.1
Header — not billableEncounter for newborn, infant and child health examinations
The ICD-10 code for encounter for newborn, infant and child health examinations is Z00.1.
Z00.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z00.0Encounter for general adult medical examinationnon-billable header
- Z00.2Encounter for examination for period of rapid growth in childhood
- Z00.3Encounter for examination for adolescent development state
- Z00.5Encounter for examination of potential donor of organ and tissue
- Z00.6Encounter for examination for normal comparison and control in clinical research program
- Z00.7Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhoodnon-billable header
- Z00.8Encounter for other general examination
- Z00.1Encounter for newborn, infant and child health examinationsnon-billable header