2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z71Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z69-Z76›Z71

ICD-10-CM Z71
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Z71 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as Z71.0, Z71.1, Z71.2, and Z71.3.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z71
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
Short Description
Persons encntr health serv for oth cnsl and med advice, NEC
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
CategoryZ71Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
This CodeZ71Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified

Specific Coding for Persons encntr health serv for oth cnsl and med advice, NECOverview

Non-specific codes like Z71 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Use Z71.0 for Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person

  • Use Z71.1 for Person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made

  • Use Z71.2 for Person consulting for explanation of examination or test findings

  • Use Z71.3 for Dietary counseling and surveillance

  • Z71.4 for Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance

  • Use Z71.41 for Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance of alcoholic

  • Use Z71.42 for Counseling for family member of alcoholic

  • Z71.5 for Drug abuse counseling and surveillance

  • Use Z71.51 for Drug abuse counseling and surveillance of drug abuser

  • Use Z71.52 for Counseling for family member of drug abuser

  • Use Z71.6 for Tobacco abuse counseling

  • Use Z71.7 for Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling

  • Z71.8 for Other specified counseling

  • Use Z71.81 for Spiritual or religious counseling

  • Use Z71.82 for Exercise counseling

  • Use Z71.83 for Encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling

  • Use Z71.84 for Encounter for health counseling related to travel

  • Use Z71.85 for Encounter for immunization safety counseling

  • Use Z71.87 for Encounter for pediatric-to-adult transition counseling

  • Use Z71.88 for Encounter for counseling for socioeconomic factors

  • Use Z71.89 for Other specified counseling

  • Use Z71.9 for Counseling, unspecified

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z71: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 21. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

Excludes2

Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.

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

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 Z71Overview

Is Z71 a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified need a more specific code from this category, such as Z71.0, Z71.1, and Z71.2.