Z71
ICD-10Non-billable categoryPersons encntr health serv for oth cnsl and med advice, NEC
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
Z71 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- contraceptive or procreation counseling (Z30-Z31)
- sex counseling (Z70.-)
More specific codes under Z71
- Z71.0Prsn encntr hlth serv to consult on behalf of another person
- Z71.1Person w feared hlth complaint in whom no diagnosis is made
- Z71.2Person consulting for explanation of exam or test findings
- Z71.3Dietary counseling and surveillance
- Z71.4Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillancecategory
- Z71.5Drug abuse counseling and surveillancecategory
- Z71.6Tobacco abuse counseling
- Z71.7Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling
- Z71.8Other specified counselingcategory
- Z71.9Counseling, unspecified
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.