The block Z70–Z76 of ICD-10 is titled “Persons encountering health services in other circumstances”. It is part of Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services, and holds 7 groups.
Codes in Z70–Z76
- 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
- Z71.0Person consulting on behalf of another person
- Z71.1Person with feared complaint in whom no diagnosis is made
- Z71.2Person consulting for explanation of investigation findings
- Z71.3Dietary counselling and surveillance
- Z71.4Alcohol abuse counselling and surveillance
- Z71.5Drug abuse counselling and surveillance
- Z71.6Tobacco abuse counselling
- Z71.7Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counselling
- Z71.8Other specified counselling
- Z71.9Counselling, unspecified
- Z73.0Burn-out
- Z73.1Accentuation of personality traits
- 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
- Z73.9Problem related to life-management difficulty, unspecified
- Z74.0Need for assistance due to 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
- 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
- Z76.0Issue of repeat prescription
- Z76.1Health supervision and care of foundling
- Z76.2Health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child
- Z76.3Healthy person accompanying sick person
- Z76.4Other boarder in health-care facility
- Z76.5Malingerer [conscious simulation]
- Z76.8Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances
- Z76.9Person encountering health services in unspecified circumstances
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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