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)
Applies from Z72.5 High risk sexual behavior
Applicable to
Promiscuity
Excludes1 (never code together)
paraphilias (F65)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
V69.2 High-risk sexual behavior (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 Z72.51
Back-references to Z72.5
Code Also: Z29.81 Encounter for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis ("high risk sexual behavior (Z72.5-)")
Diagnosis Index entries for Z72.51
High › risk › sexual behavior (heterosexual)
Problem (with) (related to) › life-style › high-risk sexual behavior (heterosexual)