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ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood with abnormal findings Z00.71

ICD-10 code Z00.71 for Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood with abnormal findings is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

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Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood with abnormal findings
Use additional code to identify abnormal findings

Z00

Excludes1: encounter for examination for administrative purposes (Z02.-)

Excludes2: encounter for pre-procedural examinations (Z01.81-)
special screening examinations (Z11-Z13)

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Z00.00 confusion
I work for a FQHC with 15-20 providers and they all incorrectly code Z00.00 as an Office Visit 99202-99215 resulting in tons of denials and a waste of my time and my fellow billers. Does any one know... [ Read More ]
Coding for routine labs?
Hi [USER=736052]snwhite0730[/USER] May I assume you work your own denials? I will try to help okay. Scenario 1 - there isn't much to do, it's a cluster ~ either education or appeal. I have already dea... [ Read More ]
Coding for routine labs?
Hello Coders, I am hoping someone can give me a little guidance on billing/coding labs ordered during AWV/CPE visits. I have two scenarios that are giving me issues and we are getting denials for rou... [ Read More ]
Child wellness or adult annual preventative?
[QUOTE="mgarcia400, post: 515816, member: 133599"] Is listing a pediatric BMI code going to conflict with Z00.00 since that's adult or should it be Z00.129 for child? [/QUOTE] It shouldn't. The Z00.0... [ Read More ]
Child wellness or adult annual preventative?
[QUOTE="sls314, post: 515770, member: 523015"] It's the BMI code. Look in your ICD-10-CM book under the Z68 Body Mass Index heading and it explains the age ranges for those codes. BMI adult codes are... [ Read More ]
Child wellness or adult annual preventative?
[QUOTE="mgarcia400, post: 515758, member: 133599"] Hello all, I bill for a family practice. We had a new patient come in for their annual physical along with an immunization. Billed was Z00.00 (patien... [ Read More ]
Child wellness or adult annual preventative?
Hello all, I bill for a family practice. We had a new patient come in for their annual physical along with an immunization. Billed was Z00.00 (patient is 18yrs old) with 99385, also adult Z68.20 (adu... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis Sequencing
Hi Gator:) This is basically true what you learned. But keep in mind some dx codes per ICD10 manual directions and audit process/algorithms in the Encoder program will tell you to put another dx as f... [ Read More ]
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Restrictions
I just learned that the state is no longer allowing ICD 10 codes of Z00.*** to be used as the primary dx code when billing wellness exams to Vermont Medicaid. Does anyone know what codes are being use... [ Read More ]
Global documentation for multiple HCCs
We have many providers asking for ways to decrease the documentation burden for appropriate risk coding. They want to know if they can use a global or general statement in the Assessment and Plan in ... [ Read More ]
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