Z83.6 Family history of other diseases of the respiratory system

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

Applicable to

• Conditions classifiable to J00-J39, J60-J99

Excludes2 (not included here)

• family history of asthma and other chronic lower respiratory diseases (Z82.5)

Applies from Z83 Family history of other specific disorders

Excludes2 (not included here)

• contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable disease in the family (Z20.-)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V17.6 Family history of other chronic respiratory conditions (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 Z83.6

Back-references to Z83.6

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

Back-references to Z83

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

Diagnosis Index entries for Z83.6

• History › family (of) › disease or disorder (of) › respiratory NEC
• History › family (of) › respiratory condition NEC

Nearby codes

• Z83.5 Family history of eye and ear disorders
• Z83.51 Family history of eye disorders
• Z83.511 Family history of glaucoma
• Z83.518 Family history of other specified eye disorder
• Z83.52 Family history of ear disorders
• Z83.6 Family history of other diseases of the respiratory system (this code)
• Z83.7 Family history of diseases of the digestive system
• Z83.71 Family history of colonic polyps
• Z83.710 Family history of adenomatous and serrated polyps
• Z83.711 Family history of hyperplastic colon polyps
• Z83.718 Family history of other colon polyps