Z01.81

Encounter for preprocedural examinations

Non-billable header

Z01.81 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Encounter for preoperative examinations
Encounter for radiological and imaging examinations as part of preprocedural examination

routine examination of specific system
Note: 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:
Note: (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.
Note: (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.
Note: Nonspecific abnormal findings disclosed at the time of these examinations are classified to categories R70-R94.
Note: Codes from category Z01 represent the reason for the encounter. A separate procedure code is required to identify any examinations or procedures performed

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

encounter for examination for administrative purposes (Z02.-) (from Z01)
encounter for examination for suspected conditions, proven not to exist (Z03.-) (from Z01)
encounter for laboratory, radiologic and imaging examinations for sign(s) and symptom(s) - code to the sign(s) or symptom(s) (from Z01)

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-) (from Z01)
encounter for laboratory and radiologic examinations as a component of general medical examinations (Z00.0-) (from Z01)
screening examinations (Z11-Z13) (from Z01)

Encounter for preoperative examinations
Encounter for radiological and imaging examinations as part of preprocedural examination