Z60.0 Problems of adjustment to life-cycle transitions
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Applicable to
Empty nest syndrome
Phase of life problem
Problem with adjustment to retirement [pension]
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
V62.89 Other psychological or physical stress, not elsewhere classified (approximate)
Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))
Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.
Code annotations containing back-references to Z60.0
Back-references to Z60
Type 2 Excludes: Z72 Problems related to lifestyle ("problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)")
Type 2 Excludes: Z73 Problems related to life management difficulty ("problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)")
Diagnosis Index entries for Z60.0
Empty nest syndrome
Maladjustment › social › due to › life-cycle (phase of life) transition
Problem (with) (related to) › adjustment (to) › life-cycle transition
Problem (with) (related to) › adjustment (to) › pension
Problem (with) (related to) › adjustment (to) › retirement
Problem (with) (related to) › phase-of-life transition, adjustment