AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 4; Z Codes Update
Counseling
Code Z71.87, Encounter for pediatric-to-adult transition counseling, was created for transitional counseling related to integrating youth into young adult care for health care issues, such as self-care, health literacy, decreased parental involvement, reproductive health, etc. The patient may be with or without special health care needs (chronic disease, mental disorders or disabilities). Code Z71.88, Encounter for counseling for socioeconomic factors, was created to represent the effort to assess and set patient-centered goals that address socioeconomic risks. Code Z72.823, Risk of suffocation (smothering) under another while sleeping, identifies the risk of suffocation of a newborn/infant...
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