Z71.41 is the authoritative medical code for Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance of alcoholic. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance of alcoholic (ICD-10-CM Z71.41), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance of alcoholic is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code Z71.41. Excludes2 (not included here): contraceptive or procreation counseling Z30-Z31; sex counseling Z70.-. Use additional code: code for alcohol abuse or dependence F10.-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Z71.41 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- contraceptive or procreation counseling Z30-Z31
- sex counseling Z70.-
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- code for alcohol abuse or dependence F10.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can Z71.41 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, Z71.41 and the following may both be reported when both are present: contraceptive or procreation counseling (Z30-Z31); sex counseling (Z70.-).
Is an additional code needed with Z71.41?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code for alcohol abuse or dependence (F10.-).
Codes in This Family (22)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as Z71.41, with their registry titles.
- Z71 — Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified
- Z71.0 — Person encountering health services to consult on behalf of another person
- 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
- Z71.42 — Counseling for family member of alcoholic
- Z71.5 — Drug abuse counseling and surveillance
- Z71.51 — Drug abuse counseling and surveillance of drug abuser
- Z71.52 — Counseling for family member of drug abuser
- Z71.6 — Tobacco abuse counseling
- Z71.7 — Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] counseling
- Z71.8 — Other specified counseling
- Z71.81 — Spiritual or religious counseling
- Z71.82 — Exercise counseling
- Z71.83 — Encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling
- Z71.84 — Encounter for health counseling related to travel
- Z71.85 — Encounter for immunization safety counseling
- Z71.87 — Encounter for pediatric-to-adult transition counseling
- Z71.88 — Encounter for counseling for socioeconomic factors
- Z71.89 — Other specified counseling
- Z71.9 — Counseling, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (6)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Abuse, alcohol (non-dependent), counseling and surveillance
- Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced, counseling and surveillance
- Counseling (for), alcohol abuser
- Counseling (for), substance abuse, alcohol
- Dependence (on) (syndrome), alcohol (ethyl) (methyl) (without remission), counseling and surveillance
- Surveillance (of) (for), alcohol abuse
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