Skip to content
Skip to content

Home > Get Out of Jail Free Code: Z51.5

Get out of Jail Free Code: Z51.5

Get Out of Jail Free Code: Z51.5

Using ICD-10 code Z51.5 (Encounter for Palliative Care) as the first code in your documentation can help you care for your patients better.

It can be used by any primary care provider or specialist.

It alerts your partners that this patients goals are comfort oriented.

It relieves you from the requirement to limit the morphine equivalents used or to have a pain consultant.

It reminds you to address goals of care, advance care planning, and prognostic awareness issues.

For more information contact Dr. Leslie Estep or Dr. Anita Meyer at Hospice of the Northwest,
360-814-5550, or lestep@hospicenw.org  or  ameyer@hospicenw.org

We Are Ready to Help

Call the Referral Center at (360) 814-5550 or fill out form below and we'll contact you.

Important: By completing this form, you agree to receive information from Hospice of the Northwest. Your privacy is important to us. Please read our privacy policy for more information.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.