Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code GZ5

Mental Health, Individual Psychotherapy

ICD-10-PCS Code:
GZ5
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Mental Health, Individual Psychotherapy
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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GZ5 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable procedure code used to indicate the performance of mental health, individual psychotherapy.

GZ5 PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the mental health section and is part of the none body system, classified under individual psychotherapy operation.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section G Mental Health
2 Body System Z None
3 Operation 5 Individual Psychotherapy

Involves:
Treatment of an individual with a mental health disorder by behavioral, cognitive, psychoanalytic, psychodynamic or psychophysiological means to improve functioning or well-being

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Individual Psychotherapy

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.