Z71.5
Header — not billableDrug abuse counseling and surveillance
The ICD-10 code for drug abuse counseling and surveillance is Z71.5.
Z71.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z71.0Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person
- Z71.1Person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made
- Z71.2Person consulting for explanation of examination or test findings
- Z71.3Dietary counseling and surveillance
- Z71.4Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillancenon-billable header
- Z71.6Tobacco abuse counseling
- Z71.7Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling
- Z71.8Other specified counselingnon-billable header
- Z71.9Counseling, unspecified
- Z71.5Drug abuse counseling and surveillancenon-billable header