Z71.3 Dietary counseling and surveillance

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Use additional code

• code for any associated underlying medical condition
• code to identify body mass index (BMI), if known (Z68.-)

Applies from Z71 Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 (not included here)

• contraceptive or procreation counseling (Z30-Z31)
• sex counseling (Z70.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V65.3 Dietary surveillance and counseling

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 Z71.3

• Admission (for) › counseling › dietary
• Admission (for) › dietary surveillance and counseling
• Allergy, allergic (reaction) (to) › food (any) (ingested) NEC › dietary counseling and surveillance
• Colitis (acute) (catarrhal) (chronic) (noninfective) (hemorrhagic) › dietary counseling and surveillance (for)
• Counseling (for) › dietary
• Diabetes, diabetic (mellitus) (sugar) › dietary counseling and surveillance
• Dietary › surveillance and counseling
• Gastritis (simple) › dietary counseling and surveillance
• Hypercholesterolemia (essential) (primary) (pure) › dietary counseling and surveillance
• Hypoglycemia (spontaneous) › dietary counseling and surveillance
• Intolerance › food › dietary counseling and surveillance
• Obesity › dietary counseling and surveillance
• Supervision (of) › dietary (for)
• Supervision (of) › dietary (for) › allergy (food)
• Supervision (of) › dietary (for) › colitis
• Supervision (of) › dietary (for) › diabetes mellitus
• Supervision (of) › dietary (for) › food allergy or intolerance
• Supervision (of) › dietary (for) › gastritis
• Supervision (of) › dietary (for) › hypercholesterolemia
• Supervision (of) › dietary (for) › hypoglycemia
• Supervision (of) › dietary (for) › intolerance (food)
• Supervision (of) › dietary (for) › obesity
• Supervision (of) › dietary (for) › specified NEC
• Surveillance (of) (for) › dietary

Nearby codes

• Z71 Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
• Z71.0 Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person
• Z71.1 Person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made
• Z71.2 Person consulting for explanation of examination or test findings
• Z71.3 Dietary counseling and surveillance (this code)
• Z71.4 Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance
• Z71.41 Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance of alcoholic
• Z71.42 Counseling for family member of alcoholic
• Z71.5 Drug abuse counseling and surveillance
• Z71.51 Drug abuse counseling and surveillance of drug abuser