Diagnosis Code

Z01.21 ENCOUNTER FOR DENTAL EXAM AND CLEANING W ABNORMAL FINDINGS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z01.21

Short Description: Encounter for dental exam and cleaning w abnormal findings

Long Description: Encounter for dental examination and cleaning with abnormal findings

The code Z01.21 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons encountering health services for examinations (Z00-Z13)
      • Encntr for oth sp exam w/o complaint, suspected or reprtd dx (Z01)
        • Z01.21 Encounter for dental exam and cleaning w abnormal findings

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Dental caries susceptibility - finding
  • Susceptible to caries

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Z01.21 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

    Crosswalk Information

    ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
    Z01.21 Right Arrow V72.2 Dental examination

    This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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    This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023