Counseling related to sexual attitude

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Counseling related to sexual attitude

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from Z70 Counseling related to sexual attitude, behavior and orientation

Excludes2 - not included here

contraceptive or procreative counseling (Z30-Z31)

Includes

encounter for mental health services for sexual attitude, behavior and orientation

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Advice
Admission
Admission > counseling
Encounter > counseling
Adjustment > implanted device
Counseling > sex, sexual > attitude

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Z70.1	Counseling related to patient's sexual behavior and orientation	Valid
Z70.2	Counseling related to sexual behavior and orientation of third party	Valid
Z70.3	Counseling related to combined concerns regarding sexual attitude, behavior and orientation	Valid
Z70.8	Other sex counseling	Valid
Z70.9	Sex counseling, unspecified	Valid