T76

ICD-10Non-billable category

Adult and child abuse, neglect and oth maltreat, suspected

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, suspected

T76 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • adult and child maltreatment, confirmed (T74.-)
  • suspected abuse and maltreatment in pregnancy (O9A.3-, O9A.4-, O9A.5-)
  • suspected adult physical abuse, ruled out (Z04.71)
  • suspected adult sexual abuse, ruled out (Z04.41)
  • suspected child physical abuse, ruled out (Z04.72)
  • suspected child sexual abuse, ruled out (Z04.42)

Use additional code

Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.

  • code, if applicable, to identify any associated current injury

7th character

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T76

Permitted 7th characters

Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

More specific codes under T76

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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