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Z91.51

Z91.51: Personal history of suicidal behavior

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z91.51 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for personal history of suicidal behavior. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Personal history of parasuicide
  • Personal history of self-poisoning
  • Personal history of suicide attempt

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z91.51

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Z91: Personal risk factors, not elsewhere classified

  • contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health (Z77.-)
  • exposure to pollution and other problems related to physical environment (Z77.1-)
  • female genital mutilation status (N90.81-)
  • occupational exposure to risk factors (Z57.-)
  • personal history of physical injury and trauma (Z87.81, Z87.82-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z91.51 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
  • A54799Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
  • A56818Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
  • A56915Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Parasuicide›history of(personal)
  • Self-poisoning›history(personal)
  • Suicide, suicidal›history of(personal)
  • History›personal›parasuicide(attempt)
  • History›personal›self-poisoning attempt
  • History›personal›suicidal behavior
  • History›personal›suicide attempt
  • Risk›suicidal›meaning personal history of attempted suicide
  • Self-harm›history›suicidal
  • Self-mutilation›history›suicidal
  • Suicide, suicidal›risk›meaning personal history of attempted suicide
  • Suicide, suicidal›tendencies›meaning personal history of attempted suicide

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z91.5

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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