Z71.5 is the ICD-10 code for Drug abuse counselling and surveillance. It is a four-character subcategory of Z71 (Persons encountering health services for other counselling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Z71.5 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- drug rehabilitation procedures Z50.3
Z71.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z71.5Kontakt med helsetjenesten for rådgivning eller tilsyn ved legemiddelmisbruk
DZ715Rådgivning og kontrol ved medicinmisbrug
Z71.5Lääkkeiden ja/tai huumeiden väärinkäyttöön liittyvä neuvonta
Z71.5Conseil et surveillance pour toxicomanie et pharmacodépendance
Z71.5voorlichting, advies en controle wegens drugs- en geneesmiddelenmisbruik
Listed through more specific codes:
- Z71.51Drug abuse counseling and surveillance of drug abuser
- Z71.52Counseling for family member of drug abuser
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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