2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z71.83Encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling
Z71.83 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 951. The code is exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified encounters and counseling.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Z71.83 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review the other POA exempt codes in Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76).
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z71.83: its own notes plus those printed at Z71.8, Z71, and Chapter 21. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
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.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- 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.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Genetic Counseling
Genetic counseling provides information and support to people who have, or may be at risk for, genetic disorders. A genetic counselor meets with you to discuss genetic risks. The counseling may be for yourself or a family member. Or you may get it when you are planning or expecting a baby. You may follow up with genetic testing.
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Convert Z71.83 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code History & ChangesHistory
Replacement Z71.83 replaces the following previously assigned code(s):
- Z31.5 - Encounter for genetic counseling
- Z31.5 - Encounter for procreative genetic counseling
Questions About Z71.83Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling?
The ICD-10-CM code for encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling is Z71.83 (sometimes written as Z7183). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is Z71.83 (Other specified counseling) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does Z71.83 group to?
When encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 951 (other Factors Influencing Health Status), which carries a relative weight of 0.5574. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is Z71.83 exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76) range of the CMS exempt list.
Can Z71.83 be reported with Z31.5?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note on Z71.83 lists "counseling for procreative genetics (Z31.5)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
