Z71 Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified

Category / Non-billable header 22 subcodes

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

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • contraceptive or procreation counseling (Z30-Z31)
  • sex counseling (Z70.-)

Subcodes

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

Code Description Billable
Z71..0 Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person Yes
Z71..1 Person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made Yes
Z71..2 Person consulting for explanation of examination or test findings Yes
Z71..3 Dietary counseling and surveillance Yes
Z71..4 Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance No
Z71..41 Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance of alcoholic Yes
Z71..42 Counseling for family member of alcoholic Yes
Z71..5 Drug abuse counseling and surveillance No
Z71..51 Drug abuse counseling and surveillance of drug abuser Yes
Z71..52 Counseling for family member of drug abuser Yes
Z71..6 Tobacco abuse counseling Yes
Z71..7 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling Yes
Z71..8 Other specified counseling No
Z71..81 Spiritual or religious counseling Yes
Z71..82 Exercise counseling Yes
Z71..83 Encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling Yes
Z71..84 Encounter for health counseling related to travel Yes
Z71..85 Encounter for immunization safety counseling Yes
Z71..87 Encounter for pediatric-to-adult transition counseling Yes
Z71..88 Encounter for counseling for socioeconomic factors Yes
Z71..89 Other specified counseling Yes
Z71..9 Counseling, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026