Z71.3 — Dietary counseling and surveillance

Z71.3

ICD-10 Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status — illustrative image — Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99) — illustrative image

What this code means

Dietary counselling and surveillance: advice and follow-up about diet for a health condition or prevention.

Also called: dietary counseling, nutrition counselling.

When this code is used

Used for dietary counselling and surveillance.

Where it sits in ICD-10-CM

Code Z71.3 belongs to Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services, which covers codes Z00–Z99 in the FY2027 ICD-10-CM tabular list. The official description above is copied verbatim from the CDC/NCHS FY2027 code file.

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10-CM code Z71.3?

Z71.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for “Dietary counseling and surveillance”. Dietary counselling and surveillance: advice and follow-up about diet for a health condition or prevention.

When is code Z71.3 used?

Used for dietary counselling and surveillance. It belongs to Chapter 21 of ICD-10-CM (Factors influencing health status and contact with health services).

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