Z83.72 Family history of familial adenomatous polyposis

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

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

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 Z83.72

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 Z83.72

• History › family (of) › adenomatous polyposis
• History › family (of) › polyposis, adenomatous

Nearby codes

• 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
• Z83.719 Family history of colon polyps, unspecified
• Z83.72 Family history of familial adenomatous polyposis (this code)
• Z83.79 Family history of other diseases of the digestive system