ICD-10 diagnosis code
Z70 Counselling related to sexual attitude, behaviour and orientation
Z70 is the ICD-10 code for Counselling related to sexual attitude, behaviour and orientation. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block Z70–Z76 (Persons encountering health services in other circumstances) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Z70 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- contraceptive or procreative counselling Z30-Z31
Subcodes of Z70
- Z70.0Counselling related to sexual attitude
- Z70.1Counselling related to patient's sexual behaviour and orientation
- Z70.2Counselling related to sexual behaviour and orientation of third party
- Z70.3Counselling related to combined concerns regarding sexual attitude, behaviour and orientation
- Z70.8Other sex counselling
- Z70.9Sex counselling, unspecified
Z70 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z70Rådgivning om sexuell orientering, sexuellt beteende samt inställningen till sexualiteten
DZ70Rådgivning om seksuel holdning, adfærd eller orientering
Z70Sukupuoliasenteita, sukupuolikäyttäytymistä ja sukupuolista suuntautumista koskeva neuvonta
Z70Beratung in Bezug auf Sexualeinstellung, -verhalten oder -orientierung
Z70Conseils relatifs aux attitudes, comportement et orientation en matière de sexualité
Z70voorlichting en advies verband houdend met seksuele attitude, gedrag en
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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