Z82.41 Family history of sudden cardiac death

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

Applies from Z82.4 Family history of ischemic heart disease and other diseases of the circulatory system

Applicable to

• Conditions classifiable to I00-I5A, I65-I99

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V17.41 Family history of sudden cardiac death (SCD)

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 Z82.41

Back-references to Z82

• Use Additional: Z15 Genetic susceptibility to disease ("code, if applicable, for any associated family history of the disease (Z80-Z84)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z82.41

• Death (cause unknown) (of) (unexplained) (unspecified cause) › cardiac (sudden) (with successful resuscitation) › family history of
• History › family (of) › cardiac death (sudden)
• History › family (of) › sudden › cardiac death

Nearby codes

• Z82.0 Family history of epilepsy and other diseases of the nervous system
• Z82.1 Family history of blindness and visual loss
• Z82.2 Family history of deafness and hearing loss
• Z82.3 Family history of stroke
• Z82.4 Family history of ischemic heart disease and other diseases of the circulatory system
• Z82.41 Family history of sudden cardiac death (this code)
• Z82.49 Family history of ischemic heart disease and other diseases of the circulatory system
• Z82.5 Family history of asthma and other chronic lower respiratory diseases
• Z82.6 Family history of arthritis and other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
• Z82.61 Family history of arthritis
• Z82.62 Family history of osteoporosis