Z82.5 Family history of asthma and other chronic lower respiratory diseases

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

Applicable to

• Conditions classifiable to J40-J47

Excludes2 (not included here)

• family history of other diseases of the respiratory system (Z83.6)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V17.5 Family history of asthma (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 Z82.5

Back-references to Z82.5

• Type 2 Excludes: Z83.6 Family history of other diseases of the respiratory system ("family history of asthma and other chronic lower respiratory diseases (Z82.5)")

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 Z82.5

• History › family (of) › asthma
• History › family (of) › chronic › lower respiratory disease
• History › family (of) › respiratory condition NEC › asthma and other lower respiratory conditions

Nearby codes

• 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
• 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 (this code)
• 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
• Z82.69 Family history of other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
• Z82.7 Family history of congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities