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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Z31.6Encounter for general counseling and advice on procreation

Not billable — use a more specific code

Z31.6 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About Z31.6

Z31.6 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for general counseling and advice on procreation. It belongs to category Z31 (encounter for procreative management), block Z30-Z39 (persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction) and chapter 21 (factors influencing health status and contact with health services). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Z31 (encounter for procreative management), Z31.6 is specifically for encounter for general counseling and advice on procreation. Related codes cover reversal of previous sterilization (Z31.0), procreative investigation and testing (Z31.4), procreative genetic counseling (Z31.5), and counseling for gestational carrier (Z31.7), other procreative management (Z31.8) and unspecified (Z31.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z31.61 (planning), Z31.62 (counseling) and Z31.69 (procreation).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under Z31.6

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Z31.6.

› From Z31 Encounter for procreative management
Excludes2
  • complications associated with artificial fertilization (N98.-)
  • female infertility (N97.-)
  • male infertility (N46.-)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.

Codes whose notes reference Z31.6

Code history

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  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about Z31.6

Is Z31.6 billable?

No. Z31.6 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.