Z71.1
Billable codePerson with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made
The ICD-10 code for person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made is Z71.1.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- medical observation for suspected diseases and conditions proven not to exist (Z03.-)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Person encountering health services with feared condition which was not demonstrated
- Person encountering health services in which problem was normal state
- 'Worried well'
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z71.0Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person
- Z71.2Person consulting for explanation of examination or test findings
- Z71.3Dietary counseling and surveillance
- Z71.4Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillancenon-billable header
- Z71.5Drug abuse counseling and surveillancenon-billable header
- Z71.6Tobacco abuse counseling
- Z71.7Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling
- Z71.8Other specified counselingnon-billable header
- Z71.9Counseling, unspecified
- Z71.1Person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- V655
Associated MS-DRGs
Z71.1 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.