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Z01.00

Encounter for examination of eyes and vision without abnormal findings

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 7 never code together

Z01code

Excludes1

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

Excludes2

encounter for laboratory and radiologic examinations as a component of general medical examinations (Z00.0-)Z00.0-
screening examinations (Z11-Z13)Z11-Z13

Z01.0code

Excludes1

examination for driving license (Z02.4)Z02.4

Z00-Z13block

Excludes2

examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-)Z30-Z36 Z39.-

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 7

Z01.00code

Inclusion terms

Encounter for examination of eyes and vision NOS

Z01code

Notes

Codes from category Z01 represent the reason for the encounter. A separate procedure code is required to identify any examinations or procedures performedZ01

Includes

routine examination of specific system

Z00-Z13block

Notes

Nonspecific abnormal findings disclosed at the time of these examinations are classified to categories R70-R94.R70-R94

Z00-Z99chapter

Notes

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:Z00-Z99 A00-Y89
(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.

Official Guidelines 1 names this code

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, quoted in full. Published by CMS and NCHS; in the public domain.

I.B.3 Code or codes from A00.0 through T88.9, Z00-Z99.8, U00-U85 names this code p.13

The appropriate code or codes from A00.0 through T88.9, Z00-Z99.8, and U00-U85 must be used to identify diagnoses, symptoms, conditions, problems, complaints or other reason(s) for the encounter/visit.

Index entries leading here 4

Admission (for) — see also Encounter (for)
- examination at health care facility (adult) Z00.00
  - vision Z01.00
  - eye Z01.00
- vision examination Z01.00
Vision, visual
- examination Z01.00
Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) Z00.00
- eye Z01.00
- vision Z01.00
Test, tests, testing (for)
- vision Z01.00

Alongside this code 2 same parent — Z01.0

Z01.01 Encounter for exam of eyes and vision w abnormal findings Z01.02 Enctr for exam of eyes and vision fol failed vision screen category

Medications 1

692 Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

Additional references

AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required

Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

Presence is a property of the code. Untick a model to hide it everywhere.

This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: Z01.0
Block: Z00-Z13
Siblings: 2

Present FY2024–FY2027.