Z51.5
Encounter for palliative care
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where Z51.5 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- Z51 Parent Encounter for other aftercare and medical care
- Z51.5 This code Encounter for palliative care
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Encounter for comfort care
Inclusion Terms
Encounter for hospice care
Excludes1
follow-up examination after treatment (Z08-Z09)
Inherited from Z51 — Encounter for other aftercare and medical care
Code Also
condition requiring care
Inherited from Z51 — Encounter for other aftercare and medical care
Version History
How Z51.5 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentEncounter for palliative care
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedEncounter for palliative care
Related Codes
Other codes under Z51
Codes whose official notes reference Z51.5
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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