Z71Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified

Z71 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified. It belongs to block Z69-Z76 (persons encountering health services in other circumstances) 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 10 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z71.0 (person), Z71.1 (made), Z71.2 (findings), Z71.3 (surveillance), Z71.4 (surveillance), Z71.5 (surveillance), Z71.6 (counseling), Z71.7 (counseling) and 2 more.

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of Z71, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: contraceptive or procreation counseling (Z30-Z31) and sex counseling (Z70.-).

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