Z71.6
Z71.6: Tobacco abuse counseling
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z71.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tobacco abuse counseling. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code for nicotine dependence (F17.-)
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z71.6
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Counseling›tobacco use
- Counseling›substance abuse›tobacco
- Dependence›tobacco›counseling and surveillance
- Tobacco›use›counseling and surveillance
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under Z71
- Z71.0Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person
- Z71.1Person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made
- Z71.2Person consulting for explanation of examination or test findings
- Z71.3Dietary counseling and surveillance
- Z71.4Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance
- Z71.5Drug abuse counseling and surveillance
- Z71.7Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling
- Z71.8Other specified counseling
- Z71.9Counseling, unspecified