Z72.823 Risk of suffocation (smothering) under another while sleeping
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Applicable to
Child-caregiver co-sleeping
Infant bed-sharing
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.
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 Z72.823
Bed-sharing, infant
Co-sleeping, child-caregiver
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