Z62
ICD-10Non-billable categoryProblems related to upbringing
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Problems related to upbringing
Z62 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.
Includes
- current and past negative life events in childhood
- current and past problems of a child related to upbringing
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- maltreatment syndrome (T74.-)
- problems related to housing and economic circumstances (Z59.-)
More specific codes under Z62
- Z62.0Inadequate parental supervision and control
- Z62.1Parental overprotection
- Z62.2Upbringing away from parentscategory
- Z62.3Hostility towards and scapegoating of child
- Z62.6Inappropriate (excessive) parental pressure
- Z62.8Other specified problems related to upbringingcategory
- Z62.9Problem related to upbringing, unspecified
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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.