ICD-10-PCS Section: G - Mental Health
Mental Health
The seven characters in the mental health section have the following meaning:
- Character 1 = Section
- Character 2 = Body System
- Character 3 = Root Type
- Character 4 = Type Qualifier
- Character 5 = Qualifier
- Character 6 = Qualifier
- Character 7 = Qualifier
Mental Health procedure codes have a first character value of "G". The second character is used to identify the body system elsewhere in ICD-10-PCS. Because body system does not apply in this section, the second character always has the value None. The third character specifies the root type, such as crisis intervention or counseling. The fourth character is a type qualifier (e.g., to indicate that counseling was educational or vocational). The fifth, sixth and seventh characters are not specified and always have the value None.
GZ - None
GZF - Hypnosis - Induction of a state of heightened suggestibility by auditory, visual and tactiletechniques to elicit an emotional or behavioral response
GZG - Narcosynthesis - Administration of intravenous barbiturates in order to release suppressed orrepressed thoughts
GZH - Group Psychotherapy - Treatment of two or more individuals with a mental health disorder bybehavioral, cognitive, psychoanalytic, psychodynamic or psychophysiological means to improvefunctioning or well-being
GZJ - Light Therapy - Application of specialized light treatments to improve functioning or well-being
GZC - Biofeedback - Provision of information from the monitoring and regulating of physiologicalprocesses in conjunction with cognitive-behavioral techniques to improve patient functioning orwell-being
GZB - Electroconvulsive Therapy - The application of controlled electrical voltages to treat a mentalhealth disorder
GZ7 - Family Psychotherapy - Treatment that includes one or more family members of an individualwith a mental health disorder by behavioral, cognitive, psychoanalytic, psychodynamic orpsychophysiological means to improve functioning or well-being
GZ6 - Counseling - The application of psychological methods to treat an individual with normaldevelopmental issues and psychological problems in order to increase function, improve well-being, alleviate distress, maladjustment or resolve crises
GZ5 - Individual Psychotherapy - Treatment of an individual with a mental health disorder by behavioral,cognitive, psychoanalytic, psychodynamic or psychophysiological means to improve functioningor well-being
GZ3 - Medication Management - Monitoring and adjusting the use of medications for the treatment of amental health disorder
GZ2 - Crisis Intervention - Treatment of a traumatized, acutely disturbed or distressed individual for thepurpose of short-term stabilization
GZ1 - Psychological Tests - The administration and interpretation of standardized psychological tests and measurement instruments for the assessment of psychological function
