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Z12.0

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Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of stomach

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A screening visit to check for stomach cancer in a patient without symptoms or known disease.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when the encounter is specifically for cancer screening, not for diagnostic workup of symptoms
  • •Do not use if the patient has a personal or family history of stomach cancer; those may require different codes

Code Hierarchy

└Z12Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasms└Z12.0Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of stomach
└Z12.0Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of stomach

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