Z71.81 Spiritual or religious counseling

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The ICD-10-CM code for Spiritual or religious counseling is Z71.81 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Section
Z69-Z76: Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)
Category Z71
23 codes (19 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to Z71.81:

  • Counseling (for) › spiritual
  • Consultation › spiritual
  • Counseling (for) › religious
  • Consultation › religious

U.S. Hospital Utilization

  • An estimated 1,125 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included Z71.81 among the documented diagnoses.

Source: National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2016–2023. National survey-weighted estimates.

Official Coding Guidelines

Used with any code in range A00.0-T88.9, Z00-Z99

1) Used with any code in the range of A00.0-T88.9, Z00-Z99 An external cause code may be used with any code in the range of A00.0-T88.9, Z00-Z99, classification that represents a health condition due to an external cause. Though they are most applicable to injuries, they are also valid for use with such things as infections or diseases due to an external source, and other health conditions, such as a heart attack that occurs during strenuous physical activity.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.20.a.1
Additional codes with observation code (fragment)

observation code, but only if they are unrelated to the suspected condition being observed.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.21.c.6

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

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Related Codes

Parent Code

Z71 Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified

Related Codes in Z71

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 Z71.41 Alcohol abuse counseling and surveillance of alcoholic 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 Z71.82 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
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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