Alphabetic Index FY2027

Z70

Counseling related to sexual attitude, behavior and orientation

FY2027Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services/Z69–Z76 Persons encountering health services in other circumstances

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

Z70 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for counseling related to sexual attitude, behavior and orientation. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are Z70.0 Counseling related to sexual attitude; Z70.1 Counseling related to patient's sexual behavior and orientation; Z70.2 Counseling related to sexual behavior and orientation of third party; Z70.3 Counseling related to combined concerns regarding sexual attitude, behavior and orientation and 2 more. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes2 entry.

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

This code
  • contraceptive or procreative counseling (Z30-Z31)

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

This code
  • encounter for mental health services for sexual attitude, behavior and orientation

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (3 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 21 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
  • Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
    • (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
    • (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.

More specific codes under Z70 6