2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z69Encounter for mental health services for victim and perpetrator of abuse

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z69-Z76›Z69

ICD-10-CM Z69
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Z69 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for encounter for mental health services for victim and perpetrator of abuse, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as Z69.010, Z69.011, Z69.020, and Z69.021.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z69
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Encounter for mental health services for victim and perpetrator of abuse
Short Description
Encntr for mental health serv for victim and perp of abuse
Chapter
Z69-Z76
Persons encountering health services in other circumstances

Code Classification

ChapterZ00–Z99Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
SectionZ69-Z76Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
CategoryZ69Encounter for mental health services for victim and perpetrator of abuse
This CodeZ69Encounter for mental health services for victim and perpetrator of abuse

Specific Coding for Encntr for mental health serv for victim and perp of abuseOverview

Non-specific codes like Z69 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Z69.0 for Encounter for mental health services for child abuse problems

  • Z69.01 for Encounter for mental health services for parental child abuse

  • Z69.02 for Encounter for mental health services for non-parental child abuse

  • Z69.1 for Encounter for mental health services for spousal or partner abuse problems

  • Use Z69.11 for Encounter for mental health services for victim of spousal or partner abuse

  • Use Z69.12 for Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of spousal or partner abuse

  • Z69.8 for Encounter for mental health services for victim or perpetrator of other abuse

  • Use Z69.81 for Encounter for mental health services for victim of other abuse

  • Use Z69.82 for Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of other abuse

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z69: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 21. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

Includes

Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.

  • counseling for victims and perpetrators of abuse

Notes

General instructions on how these codes are used.

From Chapter 21 (Z00-Z99) Factors influencing health status and contact with health services applies to 1,425 codes
  • Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
  • (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
  • (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2026No changes
FY 2027CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Questions About Z69Overview

Is Z69 a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for encounter for mental health services for victim and perpetrator of abuse, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for encounter for mental health services for victim and perpetrator of abuse need a more specific code from this category, such as Z69.010, Z69.011, and Z69.020.