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Z71.3

Z71.3: Dietary counseling and surveillance

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z71.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dietary counseling and surveillance. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

  • code for any associated underlying medical condition
  • code to identify body mass index (BMI), if known (Z68.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z71.3

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.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Admission›dietary surveillance and counseling
  • Colitis›dietary counseling and surveillance(for)
  • Counseling›dietary
  • Diabetes, diabetic›dietary counseling and surveillance
  • Dietary›surveillance and counseling
  • Gastritis›dietary counseling and surveillance
  • Hypercholesterolemia›dietary counseling and surveillance
  • Hypoglycemia›dietary counseling and surveillance
  • Obesity›dietary counseling and surveillance
  • Supervision›dietary(for)
  • Surveillance›dietary
  • Admission›counseling›dietary

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z71

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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