Instruction Source: Z03.75
Encounter for suspected cervical shortening ruled out
Instruction Source: Z03.7
Encounter for suspected maternal and fetal conditions ruled out
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- known or suspected fetal anomalies affecting management of mother, not ruled out (O26.-, O35.-, O36.-, O40.-, O41.-)
Instruction Source: Z03
Encounter for medical observation for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health (Z77.-)
- encounter for observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-)
- person with feared complaint in whom no diagnosis is made (Z71.1)
- signs or symptoms under study- code to signs or symptoms
Instruction Source: Z00-Z13
Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-)
Clinical Notes
- Nonspecific abnormal findings disclosed at the time of these examinations are classified to categories R70-R94.
Instruction Source: Z00-Z99
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Clinical Notes
- (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
- (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
- Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways: