Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.
Applicable to
Family history of inflammatory colon polyps
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.-)
Applies from Z83.7 Family history of diseases of the digestive system
Applicable to
Conditions classifiable to D12, K00-K93
Applies from Z83.71 Family history of colonic polyps
Excludes2 (not included here)
family history of malignant neoplasm of digestive organs (Z80.0)
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.
Code annotations containing back-references to Z83.718
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 Z83.718
History › family (of) › colonic polyps › inflammatory
History › family (of) › colonic polyps › specified, NEC
Nearby codes
Z83.6 Family history of other diseases of the respiratory system
Z83.7 Family history of diseases of the digestive system