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Z50.4: Psychotherapy, not elsewhere classified

You have been given psychotherapy.

The aim of this is to treat emotional or mental conditions. Certain exercises or discussions, for example, can improve one’s awareness of these conditions. One can learn, through psychotherapy, how to deal with conflict or anxiety better. One can also learn how to understand and value oneself better. The psychotherapy aims to cure the emotional or mental conditions or alleviate the symptoms.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).