Z71.7
Z71.7: Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z71.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for human immunodeficiency virus [hiv] counseling. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z71.7 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2 inherited from the categories above Z71.7
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.
Medicare coverage
Z71.7 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57130Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Codes
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Counseling›human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)
- Admission›counseling›HIV
- Admission›counseling›human immunodeficiency virus
- Counseling›medical›human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)
- Human›immunodeficiency virus›counseling
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
- Z71.6Tobacco abuse counseling
- Z71.8Other specified counseling
- Z71.9Counseling, unspecified