Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified (Z71)

Browse all the diagnosis codes used for persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified (z71). For easy navigation, the diagnosis codes are sorted in alphabetical order and grouped by sections. Each section is clearly marked with its description, and the corresponding three-digit code range. This format makes it simple to browse diagnosis codes in this chapter or section and find what you're looking for. We've also added green checkmark icons to label billable codes, and red warning icons for non-billable ones. This makes it easy to identify which codes can be billed.

Clinical Information

Counseling - The giving of advice and assistance to individuals with educational or personal problems.

Directive Counseling - Counseling during which a professional plays an active role in a client's or patient's decision making by offering advice, guidance, and/or recommendations.

Distance Counseling - Counseling conducted via electronic or other non-face-to-face interactions.

Genetic Counseling - An educational process that provides information and advice to individuals or families about a genetic condition that may affect them. The purpose is to help individuals make informed decisions about marriage, reproduction, and other health management issues based on information about the genetic disease, the available diagnostic tests, and management programs. Psychosocial support is usually offered.

Sex Counseling - Advice and support given to individuals to help them understand and resolve their sexual adjustment problems. It excludes treatment for PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDERS or PSYCHOSEXUAL DYSFUNCTION.

Vocational Guidance - Systematic efforts to assist individuals in selecting an occupation or suitable employment on the basis of aptitude, education, etc.

Instructional Notations

Type 2 Excludes

A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

  • contraceptive or procreation counseling Z30 Z31
  • sex counseling Z70