Z71.0 - Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person

The ICD 10 Code for Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person is listed as Z71.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	Z71.0
Description:	Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person Person encountering health services to seek advice or treatment for non-attending third party Excludes2: anxiety (normal) about sick person in family (Z63.7) expectant (adoptive) parent(s) pre-birth pediatrician visit (Z76.81)
Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRG v30.0)	951 - Other Factors Influencing Health Status

Chapter	Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Block	Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)
Parent	Z71 - Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code:	V65.19 - Other person consulting on behalf of another person
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Z71.0:
Z71.1 - Person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made
Z71.2 - Person consulting for explanation of examination or test findings
Z71.3 - Dietary counseling and surveillance
Z71.4 - Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance
Z71.5 - Drug abuse counseling and surveillance
Z71.6 - Tobacco abuse counseling
Z71.7 - Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling
Z71.8 - Other specified counseling
Z71.9 - Counseling, unspecified