Pediatric Coding Alert
You Be the Coder:
Reporting Z Code for Screenings
Published on Wed May 24, 2017
Question: A patient presented to our practice after he failed a school hearing test, but our physician determined that the child’s hearing was actually perfect. Which diagnosis code should we assign to the testing code? Michigan Subscriber Answer: The correct diagnosis code in this situation is Z01.110 (Encounter for hearing examination following failed hearing screening). The screening code indicates that the provider evaluated the patient for the hearing exam following a failed test, but does not brand the patient with a hearing problem, as a more definitive diagnosis would do.
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