Z70-Z76: Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
Z71: Persons encountering health services for other counselling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 group range Z71 refers to persons who are seeking healthcare services for other types of counseling and medical advice that are not classified elsewhere. This can consist of a variety of situations, such as seeking health advice unrelated to an already diagnosed disease, requiring counseling on certain lifestyle choices like diet, exercise, or tobacco use, needing advice over a health concern, or demanding medical certification for certain procedures or benefits. The individuals in this range may not necessarily exhibit symptoms of a specific disease. Consequently, this range mainly deals with the provision of health education, preventive advice, and counsel as necessary to aid individuals in understanding health-related issues, thereby enhancing overall wellness and preventing the onset of potential health issues.
Subcodes of Z71:
- Z71.0: Person consulting on behalf of another person
- Z71.1: Person with feared complaint in whom no diagnosis is made
- Z71.2: Person consulting for explanation of investigation findings
- Z71.3: Dietary counselling and surveillance
- Z71.4: Alcohol abuse counselling and surveillance
- Z71.5: Drug abuse counselling and surveillance
- Z71.6: Tobacco abuse counselling
- Z71.7: Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counselling
- Z71.8: Other specified counselling
- Z71.9: Counselling, unspecified
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