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Z71.41

Z71.41: Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance of alcoholic

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z71.41 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance of alcoholic. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z71.41

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

  • Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced›counseling and surveillance
  • Counseling›alcohol abuser
  • Surveillance›alcohol abuse
  • Abuse›alcohol›counseling and surveillance
  • Counseling›substance abuse›alcohol
  • Dependence›alcohol›counseling and surveillance

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z71.4

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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