Z69-Z76Not billable, use a more specific code below
Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)
chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services
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Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Covers when and how to use Z codes (Z00-Z99) for encounters and supplementary information, including contact, status, history, screening, aftercare, exams, and social determinants of health.
All codes under Z69-Z76
Z69-Z76 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- Z69Encounter for mental health services for victim and perpetrator of abuse
- Z69.0Encounter for mental health services for child abuse problems
- Z69.01Encounter for mental health services for parental child abuse
- Z69.010Encounter for mental health services for victim of parental child abuse
- Z69.011Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of parental child abuse
- Z69.02Encounter for mental health services for non-parental child abuse
- Z69.020Encounter for mental health services for victim of non-parental child abuse
- Z69.021Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of non-parental child abuse
- Z69.1Encounter for mental health services for spousal or partner abuse problems
- Z69.11Encounter for mental health services for victim of spousal or partner abuse
- Z69.12Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of spousal or partner abuse
- Z69.8Encounter for mental health services for victim or perpetrator of other abuse
- Z69.81Encounter for mental health services for victim of other abuse
- Z69.82Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of other abuse
- Z70Counseling related to sexual attitude, behavior and orientation
- Z70.0Counseling related to sexual attitude
- Z70.1Counseling related to patient's sexual behavior and orientation
- Z70.2Counseling related to sexual behavior and orientation of third party
- Z70.3Counseling related to combined concerns regarding sexual attitude, behavior and orientation
- Z70.8Other sex counseling
- Z70.9Sex counseling, unspecified
- Z71Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
- Z71.0Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person
- Z71.1Person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made
- Z71.2Person consulting for explanation of examination or test findings
- Z71.3Dietary counseling and surveillance
- Z71.4Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance
- Z71.41Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance of alcoholic
- Z71.42Counseling for family member of alcoholic
- Z71.5Drug abuse counseling and surveillance
- Z71.51Drug abuse counseling and surveillance of drug abuser
- Z71.52Counseling for family member of drug abuser
- Z71.6Tobacco abuse counseling
- Z71.7Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling
- Z71.8Other specified counseling
- Z71.81Spiritual or religious counseling
- Z71.82Exercise counseling
- Z71.83Encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling
- Z71.84Encounter for health counseling related to travel
- Z71.85Encounter for immunization safety counseling
- Z71.87Encounter for pediatric-to-adult transition counseling
- Z71.88Encounter for counseling for socioeconomic factors
- Z71.89Other specified counseling
- Z71.9Counseling, unspecified
- Z72Problems related to lifestyle
- Z72.0Tobacco use
- Z72.3Lack of physical exercise
- Z72.4Inappropriate diet and eating habits
- Z72.5High risk sexual behavior
- Z72.51High risk heterosexual behavior
- Z72.52High risk homosexual behavior
- Z72.53High risk bisexual behavior
- Z72.6Gambling and betting
- Z72.8Other problems related to lifestyle
- Z72.81Antisocial behavior
- Z72.810Child and adolescent antisocial behavior
- Z72.811Adult antisocial behavior
- Z72.82Problems related to sleep
- Z72.820Sleep deprivation
- Z72.821Inadequate sleep hygiene
- Z72.823Risk of suffocation (smothering) under another while sleeping
- Z72.89Other problems related to lifestyle
- Z72.9Problem related to lifestyle, unspecified
- Z73Problems related to life management difficulty
- Z73.0Burn-out
- Z73.1Type A behavior pattern
- Z73.2Lack of relaxation and leisure
- Z73.3Stress, not elsewhere classified
- Z73.4Inadequate social skills, not elsewhere classified
- Z73.5Social role conflict, not elsewhere classified
- Z73.6Limitation of activities due to disability
- Z73.8Other problems related to life management difficulty
- Z73.81Behavioral insomnia of childhood
- Z73.810Behavioral insomnia of childhood, sleep-onset association type
- Z73.811Behavioral insomnia of childhood, limit setting type
- Z73.812Behavioral insomnia of childhood, combined type
- Z73.819Behavioral insomnia of childhood, unspecified type
- Z73.82Dual sensory impairment
- Z73.89Other problems related to life management difficulty
- Z73.9Problem related to life management difficulty, unspecified
- Z74Problems related to care provider dependency
- Z74.0Reduced mobility
- Z74.01Bed confinement status
- Z74.09Other reduced mobility
- Z74.1Need for assistance with personal care
- Z74.2Need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care
- Z74.3Need for continuous supervision
- Z74.8Other problems related to care provider dependency
- Z74.9Problem related to care provider dependency, unspecified
- Z75Problems related to medical facilities and other health care
- Z75.0Medical services not available in home
- Z75.1Person awaiting admission to adequate facility elsewhere
- Z75.2Other waiting period for investigation and treatment
- Z75.3Unavailability and inaccessibility of health-care facilities
- Z75.4Unavailability and inaccessibility of other helping agencies
- Z75.5Holiday relief care
- Z75.8Other problems related to medical facilities and other health care
- Z75.9Unspecified problem related to medical facilities and other health care
- Z76Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
- Z76.0Encounter for issue of repeat prescription
- Z76.1Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling
- Z76.2Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child
- Z76.3Healthy person accompanying sick person
- Z76.4Other boarder to healthcare facility
- Z76.5Malingerer [conscious simulation]
- Z76.8Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances
- Z76.81Expectant parent(s) prebirth pediatrician visit
- Z76.82Awaiting organ transplant status
- Z76.89Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances
Z69-Z76 MS-DRGs
This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.