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Z05

Non-billable

Encounter for observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out

Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Coding Guidance

Z05 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: Z00-Z99 (Chapter 21)

NotesFrom Z00-Z99

Additional notes from parent codes that apply to this code.

  • 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:
  • (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.

More Specific Codes (10)

Z05.0Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected cardiac condition ruled out→Z05.1Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected infectious condition ruled out→Z05.2Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected neurological condition ruled out→Z05.3Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected respiratory condition ruled out→Z05.4Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected genetic, metabolic or immunologic condition ruled out→Z05.5Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected gastrointestinal condition ruled out→Z05.6Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected genitourinary condition ruled out→Z05.7Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected skin, subcutaneous, musculoskeletal and connective tissue condition ruled out→Z05.8Observation and evaluation of newborn for other specified suspected condition ruled out→Z05.9Observation and evaluation of newborn for unspecified suspected condition ruled out→