Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.
Applicable to
Encounter for medical advice NOS
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)
V65.40 Counseling NOS (approximate)
V65.9 Unspecified reason for consultation (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 Z71.9
Consultation › without complaint or sickness
Counseling (for)
Counseling (for) › medical (for)
Nearby codes
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