Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)

Codes Z69-Z76 are used to classify encounters with health services for specific non-disease-related circumstances, such as receiving counseling or supervision, dealing with abuse, lifestyle problems, or care provider dependency. These codes help document visits focused on mental health support, lifestyle factors, and special health service needs.

This range covers encounters for mental health services related to abuse; including child abuse, spousal or partner abuse, and other abuse victims or perpetrators under Z69. Counseling codes under Z70 address sexual attitudes, behaviors, and orientation concerns. The Z71 series includes counseling for other issues like alcohol, drug, tobacco abuse, HIV, diet, and general medical advice. Codes in Z72 identify problems related to lifestyle, including tobacco use, lack of exercise, inappropriate diet, high-risk sexual behavior, and gambling. Life management difficulties such as burn-out, stress, inadequate social skills, and social role conflicts fall under Z73. Dependency on care providers and the need for assistance or supervision at home use codes Z74. Issues related to healthcare access, facility availability, waiting periods, and dissatisfaction with services are classified in Z75. Finally, Z76 addresses other specific health service encounters such as repeat prescriptions, care of foundlings, healthy accompanying persons, malingering, and awaiting organ transplants. These codes support accurate recording of non-illness health service interactions for effective care management and reporting.