Z00.111 is the authoritative medical code for Health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old (ICD-10-CM Z00.111), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code Z00.111. Inclusion terms: Health check for newborn 8 to 28 days old; Newborn weight check. Excludes1 (not coded here): health check for child over 28 days old Z00.12-; encounter for examination for administrative purposes Z02.-. Excludes2 (not included here): encounter for pre-procedural examinations Z01.81-; special screening examinations Z11-Z13; examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-). Use additional code: code to identify any abnormal findings.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Z00.111 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Health check for newborn 8 to 28 days old
- Newborn weight check
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- health check for child over 28 days old Z00.12-
- encounter for examination for administrative purposes Z02.-
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- encounter for pre-procedural examinations Z01.81-
- special screening examinations Z11-Z13
- examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-)
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- code to identify any abnormal findings
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with Z00.111?
Per Excludes1 instructions, Z00.111 must not be reported with: health check for child over 28 days old (Z00.12-); encounter for examination for administrative purposes (Z02.-).
Can Z00.111 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, Z00.111 and the following may both be reported when both are present: encounter for pre-procedural examinations (Z01.81-); special screening examinations (Z11-Z13); examinations related to pregnancy and reproduction (Z30-Z36, Z39.-).
Is an additional code needed with Z00.111?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code to identify any abnormal findings.
What conditions are included under Z00.111?
Health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old includes: Health check for newborn 8 to 28 days old; Newborn weight check.
Codes in This Family (18)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as Z00.111, with their registry titles.
- Z00 — Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis
- Z00.0 — Encounter for general adult medical examination
- Z00.00 — Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings
- Z00.01 — Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings
- Z00.1 — Encounter for newborn, infant and child health examinations
- Z00.11 — Newborn health examination
- Z00.110 — Health examination for newborn under 8 days old
- Z00.12 — Encounter for routine child health examination
- Z00.121 — Encounter for routine child health examination with abnormal findings
- Z00.129 — Encounter for routine child health examination without abnormal findings
- Z00.2 — Encounter for examination for period of rapid growth in childhood
- Z00.3 — Encounter for examination for adolescent development state
- Z00.5 — Encounter for examination of potential donor of organ and tissue
- Z00.6 — Encounter for examination for normal comparison and control in clinical research program
- Z00.7 — Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood
- Z00.70 — Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood without abnormal findings
- Z00.71 — Encounter for examination for period of delayed growth in childhood with abnormal findings
- Z00.8 — Encounter for other general examination
Indexed Clinical Terms (2)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton), examination, 8 to 28 days old
- Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton), weight check
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