Z12.3 is the ICD-10 code for Special screening examination for neoplasm of breast. It is a four-character subcategory of Z12 (Special screening examination for neoplasms), 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 Z12.3 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- routine mammogram Z01.6
Z12.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z12.3Kontakt med helsetjenesten for populasjonsbasert screeningundersøkelse med henblikk på svulst i bryst
DZ123Screening for kræft i bryst
- DZ123AMammografiscreening
Z12.3Rintarauhasen kasvaimiin kohdistuva seulontatutkimus
Z12.3Spezielle Verfahren zur Untersuchung auf Neubildung der Mamma [Brustdrüse]
Z12.3Examen spécial de dépistage de tumeur du sein
Z12.3specifiek screeningsonderzoek op neoplasma van mamma
Listed through more specific codes:
- Z12.31Encounter for screening mammogram for malignant neoplasm of breast
- Z12.39Encounter for other screening for malignant neoplasm of breast
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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