ICD-10-PCS HZ6 Substance Abuse Treatment: Substance Abuse Treatment Family Counseling

The ICD-10-PCS root operation Family Counseling (Code HZ6) refers to therapeutic sessions aimed at addressing substance abuse issues within the family context. It is part of the Substance Abuse Treatment classification, focusing on counseling that involves family members to support recovery and behavioral change.

This root operation emphasizes the role of family dynamics in effective treatment by engaging relatives in counseling interventions. The provided codes, such as HZ63ZZZ ("Family Counseling for Substance Abuse Treatment"), represent documented procedures where the healthcare provider conducts structured counseling sessions with family members to improve outcomes. Using these codes accurately captures the therapeutic approach that extends beyond the individual patient, reflecting a holistic treatment strategy in substance abuse care. Clinicians and coders benefit from this specificity when recording and billing family-centered treatment services within substance abuse programs.

List of ICD-10-PCS codes used to specify HZ6 - Family Counseling (the application of psychological methods that includes one or more familymembers to treat an individual with addictive behavior). There are a total of 2 procedure codes in this section.

  • HZ6 - Substance Abuse Treatment, Family Counseling

  • HZ63ZZZ - Family Counseling for Substance Abuse Treatment