Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.
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.-)
Applies from Z71.8 Other specified counseling
Excludes2 (not included here)
counseling for contraception (Z30.0-)
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 Z71.81
Consultation › religious
Consultation › spiritual
Counseling (for) › religious
Counseling (for) › spiritual
Nearby codes
Z71.51 Drug abuse counseling and surveillance of drug abuser
Z71.52 Counseling for family member of drug abuser