Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.
Applies from Z62 Problems related to upbringing
Includes
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.-)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
V61.29 Other parent-child problems (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 Z62.9
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)")
Diagnosis Index entries for Z62.9
Atypical, atypism › parenting situation
Problem (with) (related to) › atypical parenting situation
Problem (with) (related to) › child-rearing
Problem (with) (related to) › negative life events in childhood
Problem (with) (related to) › upbringing
Nearby codes
Z62.89 Other specified problems related to upbringing