Z69.81 Encounter for mental health services for victim of other abuse
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.
Applicable to
Encounter for mental health services for victim of non-spousal adult abuse
Encounter for mental health services for victim of spouse or partner violence, sexual
Encounter for rape victim counseling
Applies from Z69 Encounter for mental health services for victim and perpetrator of abuse
Includes
counseling for victims and perpetrators of abuse
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
V65.49 Other specified counseling (approximate)
Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))
Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.
Diagnosis Index entries for Z69.81
Counseling (for) › abuse NEC › victim
Counseling (for) › rape victim
Counseling (for) › victim (of) › abuse
Counseling (for) › victim (of) › rape NEC
Encounter (with health service) (for) › mental health services (for) › abuse NEC › victim
Encounter (with health service) (for) › mental health services (for) › non-spousal adult abuse › victim
Encounter (with health service) (for) › mental health services (for) › spousal or partner › violence › victim (physical) › sexual
Nearby codes
Z69.021 Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of non-parental child abuse
Z69.1 Encounter for mental health services for spousal or partner abuse problems
Z69.11 Encounter for mental health services for victim of spousal or partner abuse
Z69.12 Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of spousal or partner abuse
Z69.8 Encounter for mental health services for victim or perpetrator of other abuse
Z69.81 Encounter for mental health services for victim of other abuse (this code)
Z69.82 Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of other abuse