Z71.0
Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where Z71.0 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- Z71 Parent Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
- Z71.0 This code Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person
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
Person encountering health services to seek advice or treatment for non-attending third party
Excludes2
contraceptive or procreation counseling (Z30-Z31)
Inherited from Z71 — Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
anxiety (normal) about sick person in family ( Z63.7 )
Excludes2
sex counseling ( Z70 .-)
Inherited from Z71 — Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
expectant (adoptive) parent(s) pre-birth pediatrician visit ( Z76.81 )
Version History
How Z71.0 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentPerson encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedPerson encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person
Related Codes
Other codes under Z71
- Z71.1 Person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made Billable
- Z71.2 Person consulting for explanation of examination or test findings Billable
- Z71.3 Dietary counseling and surveillance Billable
- Z71.4 Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance
- Z71.5 Drug abuse counseling and surveillance
- Z71.6 Tobacco abuse counseling Billable
- Z71.7 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling Billable
- Z71.8 Other specified counseling
- Z71.9 Counseling, unspecified Billable
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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