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Z71.82

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Exercise counseling

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

What This Code Means

A healthcare visit focused on advising a patient about physical activity, fitness routines, and exercise programs to improve or maintain health.

Coding Tips

  • •Code this when exercise counseling is the main purpose of the visit, distinct from rehabilitation or physical therapy
  • •Document the type of exercise discussed and any specific recommendations made to the patient

Code Hierarchy

└Z71Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified└Z71.8Other specified counseling└Z71.82Exercise counseling
└Z71.82Exercise counseling

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