Z00.7Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood

Z00.7 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood. It belongs to category Z00 (encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis), block Z00-Z13 (persons encountering health services for examinations) and chapter 21 (factors influencing health status and contact with health services). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Z00 (encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis), Z00.7 is specifically for encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood. Related codes cover general adult medical examination (Z00.0), newborn, infant and child health examinations (Z00.1), examination for period of rapid growth in childhood (Z00.2), examination for adolescent development state (Z00.3), examination of potential donor of organ and tissue (Z00.5), examination for normal comparison and control in clinical research program (Z00.6) and other general examination (Z00.8).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z00.70 (without abnormal findings) and Z00.71 (with abnormal findings).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.