Z72.3 Lack of physical exercise

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applies from Z72 Problems related to lifestyle

Excludes2 (not included here)

• problems related to life-management difficulty (Z73.-)
• problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V69.0 Lack of physical exercise

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.

Diagnosis Index entries for Z72.3

• Lack of › physical exercise

Nearby codes

• Z72 Problems related to lifestyle
• Z72.0 Tobacco use
• Z72.3 Lack of physical exercise (this code)
• Z72.4 Inappropriate diet and eating habits
• Z72.5 High risk sexual behavior
• Z72.51 High risk heterosexual behavior
• Z72.52 High risk homosexual behavior
• Z72.53 High risk bisexual behavior