Kim Beals brings her 4-year old daughter, Jazmyn, in for her yearly well-child exam. In addition to her physical exam for preschool, Jazmyn also receives her DPTaP (DPT and polio) immunization and her varicella immunization. Dr. Whalen also completes the required paperwork for her preschool.
What diagnosis & codes will be used to code this encounter for Jazmyn?
(hint: 3 diagnosis and 3 codes, but one code is used twice)
Diagnosis:
1) Routine health check-up
2) Immunization
3) Preschool examination.
Codes:
1) Z00.12 - Encounter for routine child health examination
2) Z23 - Encounter for immunization
3) Z00.12 - Routine development screening of child.
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