Diagnosis Code

Z71.0 PRSN ENCNTR HLTH SERV TO CONSULT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z71.0

Short Description: Prsn encntr hlth serv to consult on behalf of another person

Long Description: Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person

The code Z71.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)
      • Persons encntr health serv for oth cnsl and med advice, NEC (Z71)
        • Z71.0 Prsn encntr hlth serv to consult on behalf of another person

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Caregiver reassured
  • Reassurance given
  • Unexpected death-Coroner told

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Z71.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Person encountering health services to seek advice or treatment for non-attending third party
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • anxiety (normal) about sick person in family (@Z63.7*)
    • expectant (adoptive) parent(s) pre-birth pediatrician visit (@Z76.81*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z71.0 Right Arrow V65.19 Person consult for anoth

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Z71 Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
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
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
Z71.52 Counseling for family member of drug abuser
Z71.6 Tobacco abuse counseling
Z71.7 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling
Z71.8 Other specified counseling
Z71.81 Spiritual or religious counseling
Z71.82 Exercise counseling
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
Z71.89 Other specified counseling
Z71.9 Counseling, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023