Z71.6 is the ICD-10 code for Tobacco abuse counselling. 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 Z71.6 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- tobacco rehabilitation procedures Z50.8
Z71.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z71.6Kontakt med helsetjenesten for rådgivning ved tobakksmisbruk
DZ716Rådgivning og kontrol ved tobaksmisbrug
Z71.6Tupakan väärinkäyttöön liittyvä neuvonta
Z71.6Conseil pour tabagisme
Z71.6voorlichting en advies wegens tabaksmisbruik
Z71.6Tobacco abuse counseling
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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