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 Z71.89
Consanguinity › counseling
Consultation › specified reason NEC
Consultation › without complaint or sickness › specified reason NEC
Counseling (for) › consanguinity
Counseling (for) › family
Counseling (for) › medical (for) › consanguinity
Counseling (for) › medical (for) › specified reason NEC
Counseling (for) › specified reason NEC
Counseling (for) › substance abuse
Explanation of › medication
Nearby codes
Z71.83 Encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling
Z71.84 Encounter for health counseling related to travel
Z71.85 Encounter for immunization safety counseling
Z71.87 Encounter for pediatric-to-adult transition counseling
Z71.88 Encounter for counseling for socioeconomic factors