Z71.4Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance

Z71.4 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance. It belongs to category Z71 (persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified), 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 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Z71 (persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified), Z71.4 is specifically for alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance. Related codes cover person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person (Z71.0), person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made (Z71.1), person consulting for explanation of examination or test findings (Z71.2), dietary counseling and surveillance (Z71.3), drug abuse counseling and surveillance (Z71.5), tobacco abuse counseling (Z71.6), human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling (Z71.7), other specified counseling (Z71.8) and 1 more.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z71.41 (of alcoholic) and Z71.42 (alcoholic).

Use an additional code for alcohol abuse or dependence (F10.-).

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