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Z63.72

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Alcoholism and drug addiction in family

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A family member has alcoholism or drug addiction, which is affecting the patient's health, wellbeing, or family dynamics.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code to document the impact of a family member's substance abuse on the patient, not the substance abuse itself
  • •This captures the psychosocial stressor rather than the addiction diagnosis of the affected family member

Code Hierarchy

└Z63Other problems related to primary support group, including family circumstances└Z63.7Other stressful life events affecting family and household└Z63.72Alcoholism and drug addiction in family
└Z63.72Alcoholism and drug addiction in family

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