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Z69.11

Billable

Encounter for mental health services for victim of spousal or partner abuse

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A visit where someone who has experienced abuse by a spouse or partner receives mental health counseling or therapy to help them cope with the trauma.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code when the patient is the victim seeking mental health services; pair with abuse codes (T74, T76) if documented
  • •This is a Z code (encounter for services), so it should typically be a primary diagnosis for counseling visits

Code Hierarchy

└Z69Encounter for mental health services for victim and perpetrator of abuse└Z69.1Encounter for mental health services for spousal or partner abuse problems└Z69.11Encounter for mental health services for victim of spousal or partner abuse
└Z69.11Encounter for mental health services for victim of spousal or partner abuse

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