Z71.1

Z71.1: Person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z71.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z71.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

medical observation for suspected diseases and conditions proven not to exist (Z03.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Person encountering health services with feared condition which was not demonstrated
Person encountering health services in which problem was normal state
'Worried well'

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z71.1

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Z71: Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified

contraceptive or procreation counseling (Z30-Z31)
sex counseling (Z70.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z71.1

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Z03Encounter for medical observation for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Feared complaint unfounded
Worried well
Problem›none(feared complaint unfounded)
Consultation›without complaint or sickness›feared complaint unfounded
Counseling›medical›feared complaint and no disease found

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.