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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Z00.0 General medical examination

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Z00.0 is the ICD-10 code for General medical examination. It is a four-character subcategory of Z00 (General examination and investigation of persons without complaint and reported diagnosis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z00–Z13 (Persons encountering health services for examination and investigation) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XXI · Z00–Z99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What Z00.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Health check-up NOS
  • Periodic examination (annual)(physical)

What Z00.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • general health check-up of:

Z00.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

Z00.0Allmän medicinsk undersökning av person utan besvär eller utan att diagnos registrerats

NorwayICD-10-NO

Z00.0Kontakt med helsetjenesten for generell helseundersøkelse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DZ000Kontakt mhp. generel helbredsundersøgelse

FinlandICD-10-FI

Z00.0Lääketieteellinen yleistarkastus

GermanyICD-10-GM

Z00.0Ärztliche Allgemeinuntersuchung

FranceICD-10-FR

Z00.0Examen médical général

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Z00.0algemeen medisch onderzoek

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • Z00.00Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings
  • Z00.01Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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