Z69.021 Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of non-parental child abuse
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.
Applicable to
Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of non-parental child neglect
Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of non-parental child psychological abuse
Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of non-parental child sexual abuse
Applies from Z69 Encounter for mental health services for victim and perpetrator of abuse
Includes
counseling for victims and perpetrators of abuse
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
V62.83 Counseling for perpetrator of physical/sexual abuse (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 Z69.021
Back-references to Z69.02
Type 1 Excludes: Z69.011 Encounter for mental health services for perpetrator of parental child abuse ("encounter for mental health services for non-parental child abuse (Z69.02-)")