current and past negative life events in childhood
current and past problems of a child related to upbringing
Excludes2 (not included here)
maltreatment syndrome (T74.-)
problems related to housing and economic circumstances (Z59.-)
Applies from Z62.8 Other specified problems related to upbringing
Code also
, if applicable:
absence of family member (Z63.3-)
disappearance and death of family member (Z63.4)
disruption of family by separation and divorce (Z63.5)
other specified problems related to primary support group (Z63.8)
other stressful life events affecting family and household (Z63.7-)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.
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 Z62.831
Back-references to Z62
Type 2 Excludes: Z59 Problems related to housing and economic circumstances ("problems related to upbringing (Z62.-)")
Type 2 Excludes: Z63 Other problems related to primary support group, including family circumstances ("parent-child problems (Z62.-)")
Type 2 Excludes: Z63 Other problems related to primary support group, including family circumstances ("problems related to negative life events in childhood (Z62.-)")
Type 2 Excludes: Z63 Other problems related to primary support group, including family circumstances ("problems related to upbringing (Z62.-)")
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)")