Z84.82 Family history of sudden infant death syndrome

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

Applicable to

• Family history of SIDS

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V18.9 Family history of genetic disease carrier (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 Z84.82

Back-references to Z84

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

Diagnosis Index entries for Z84.82

• History › family (of) › SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)
• History › family (of) › sudden › infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Nearby codes

• Z84.19 Family history of other disorders of kidney and ureter
• Z84.2 Family history of other diseases of the genitourinary system
• Z84.3 Family history of consanguinity
• Z84.8 Family history of other specified conditions
• Z84.81 Family history of carrier of genetic disease
• Z84.82 Family history of sudden infant death syndrome (this code)
• Z84.89 Family history of other specified conditions
• Z84.A Family history of exposure to diethylstilbestrol