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Z62 ICD-10-CM Code: Problems related to upbringing

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FY 2026 Apr update / Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99) / Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)

Z62

Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Problems related to upbringing

CMS-HCC V28

N/A

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Not mapped

CMS-HCC V24

N/A

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Not mapped

ACA/HHS

N/A

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Not mapped

ESRD/PACE

N/A

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Not mapped

RXHCC

N/A

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Not mapped

Inclusion Terms

Official

No inclusion terms are included in this display for Z62. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Excludes 2

Official
  • maltreatment syndrome (T74.-)
  • problems related to housing and economic circumstances (Z59.-)

Includes

Official
  • current and past negative life events in childhood
  • current and past problems of a child related to upbringing

Excludes 1

Official

No Excludes 1 notes are included in this display for Z62. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Code First

Official

No Code First sequencing instructions are included in this display for Z62. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Use Additional

Official

No Use Additional Code instructions are included in this display for Z62. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Code Also

Official

No Code Also instructions are included in this display for Z62. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →

Code
Z62
Description
Problems related to upbringing
HCC (V28)
No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
RAF reference coefficient
—
Billable
No
Payment year
2026

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What This Code Means

Z62 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for problems related to upbringing. Z62 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for factors influencing health status and contact with health services (z00-z99), within the section covering persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (z55-z65).

Header codes like Z62 cannot be reported on claims directly; they organize child codes that share clinical context. Coders should select the billable child code that matches the documented presentation and then verify its current source-backed HCC mapping. Do not infer a child code or risk adjustment value from the header alone.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for Z62 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Includes

  • current and past negative life events in childhood
  • current and past problems of a child related to upbringing

Excludes 2, Not included here, may code separately

  • maltreatment syndrome (T74.-)
  • problems related to housing and economic circumstances (Z59.-)

Child Codes

Code Hierarchy

└Z62Problems related to upbringing
└Z62Problems related to upbringing

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