Z71.0
ICD-10BillablePrsn encntr hlth serv to consult on behalf of another person
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person
Z71.0 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Inclusion terms
- Person encountering health services to seek advice or treatment for non-attending third party
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.
- anxiety (normal) about sick person in family (Z63.7)
- expectant (adoptive) parent(s) pre-birth pediatrician visit (Z76.81)
Related codes in Z71
- 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
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- Z71
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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.