Z71.7
Billable codeHuman immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling
The ICD-10 code for human immunodeficiency virus [hiv] counseling is Z71.7.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •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
- Z71.5Drug abuse counseling and surveillancenon-billable header
- Z71.6Tobacco abuse counseling
- Z71.8Other specified counselingnon-billable header
- Z71.9Counseling, unspecified
- Z71.7Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- V6544
Associated MS-DRGs
Z71.7 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.