Z69-Z76 — Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
ICD-10-CM codes Z69-Z76 cover persons encountering health services in other circumstances, within factors influencing health status and contact with health services. The block holds 109 codes across 8 categories, of which 85 are billable and 24 are header codes that cannot be submitted on a claim.
What else to watch in Z69-Z76
- 22 codes are named in Medicare coverage policies. An LCD or NCD lists them as supporting medical necessity, or explicitly as not supporting it. Which applies depends on the MAC for your state.
Categories in Z69-Z76
- Z69Encounter for mental health services for victim and perpetrator of abuse
- Z70Counseling related to sexual attitude, behavior and orientation
- Z71Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
- Z72Problems related to lifestyle
- Z73Problems related to life management difficulty
- Z74Problems related to care provider dependency
- Z75Problems related to medical facilities and other health care
- Z76Persons encountering health services in other circumstances