Is Z71.87 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Z71.87 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Z71.87 sit in the tabular list?

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76).

Z71.87

Z71.87 — Encounter for pediatric-to-adult transition counseling

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z71.87 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for pediatric-to-adult transition counseling. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

chronic condition, if applicable, such as:
autism spectrum disorder (F84.0)
congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28)
cystic fibrosis (E84.-)
sickle-cell disorder (D57.-)

Risk adjustment

Z71.87 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How Z71.87 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z71.87.

Counseling›pediatric-to-adult transition

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Z71.8. If Z71.87 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Z71.87

Is Z71.87 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Z71.87 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Z71.87 sit in the tabular list?: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76).