Z70
Z70: Counseling related to sexual attitude, behavior and orientation
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z70 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for counseling related to sexual attitude, behavior and orientation. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- encounter for mental health services for sexual attitude, behavior and orientation
Other codes that can never be billed with Z70
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- Z63.0Problems in relationship with spouse or partner
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead Z70
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- Z70.0Counseling related to sexual attitude
- Z70.1Counseling related to patient's sexual behavior and orientation
- Z70.2Counseling related to sexual behavior and orientation of third party
- Z70.3Counseling related to combined concerns regarding sexual attitude, behavior and orientation
- Z70.8Other sex counseling
- Z70.9Sex counseling, unspecified