Z70 Counseling related to sexual attitude, behavior and orientation

Category / Non-billable header 6 subcodes

Block: Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)

Includes

  • encounter for mental health services for sexual attitude, behavior and orientation

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • contraceptive or procreative counseling (Z30-Z31)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
Z70..0 Counseling related to sexual attitude Yes
Z70..1 Counseling related to patient's sexual behavior and orientation Yes
Z70..2 Counseling related to sexual behavior and orientation of third party Yes
Z70..3 Counseling related to combined concerns regarding sexual attitude, behavior and orientation Yes
Z70..8 Other sex counseling Yes
Z70..9 Sex counseling, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026