Z00.11

Non-Billable
ChapterZ00–Z99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Newborn health examination

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Health check for child under 29 days old
Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • health check for child over 28 days old (Z00.12-)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify any abnormal findings
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
View Z00-Z13 NotesView Z00 Notes

Clinical Hierarchy

CH21Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Z00-Z13Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13)
Z00Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
Z00.1Encounter for newborn, infant and child health examinations
Z00.11Newborn health examination
Z00.110Health examination for newborn under 8 days old
Z00.111Health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Z00.11:

categoryZ00
Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
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blockZ00-Z13
Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to Z00.11. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

3 raw paths
Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)3 unique routes
examination(2 variants)
8 to 28 days old→Z00.11
under 8 days old→Z00.11
weight check→Z00.11

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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