Z63.3
ICD-10Non-billable categoryAbsence of family member
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Absence of family member
Z63.3 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.
- absence of family member due to disappearance and death (Z63.4)
- absence of family member due to separation and divorce (Z63.5)
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 2 codes beneath Z63.3. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in Z63
- Z63.0Problems in relationship with spouse or partner
- Z63.1Problems in relationship with in-laws
- Z63.4Disappearance and death of family member
- Z63.5Disruption of family by separation and divorce
- Z63.6Dependent relative needing care at home
- Z63.7Other stressful life events affecting family and householdcategory
- Z63.8Other specified problems related to primary support group
- Z63.9Problem related to primary support group, unspecified
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- Z63
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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.