ICD-10-CM Code Z63.7 Other stressful life events affecting family and household NON-BILLABLE | ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016 ICD Code Z63.7 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of Z63.7 that describes the diagnosis 'other stressful life events affecting family and household' in more detail.
ICD-10-CM Code Z63.79 Other stressful life events affecting family and household BILLABLE POA Exempt Mental Health | ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016 Z63.79 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of other stressful life events affecting family and household. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
ICD-10 code Z63.79 for Other stressful life events affecting family and household is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services . Subscribe to Codify and get the code details in a flash. Request a Demo 14 Day Free Trial Buy Now Official Long Descriptor
Other stressful life events affecting family and household Non-Billable Code Z63.7 is a non-billable ICD-10 code for Other stressful life events affecting family and household. It should not be used for HIPAA-covered transactions as a more specific code is available to choose from below.
V62.89 (Z65.8) | Religious or Spiritual Problem |
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V62.89 (Z65.8) | Other Problem Related to Psychosocial Circumstances |
V62.9 (Z65.9) | Unspecified Problem Related to Unspecified Psychosocial Circumstances |
Other stressful life events affecting family and household 1 Z63.7 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z63.7 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z63.7 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z63.7 may differ.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z63.7 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00 -Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
Z63.79 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other stressful life events affecting family and household. The code Z63.79 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.#N#The ICD-10-CM code Z63.79 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like family illness, family illness, family tension, home problems, partner dying , partner unwell, etc. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.#N#The code Z63.79 describes a circumstance which influences the patient's health status but not a current illness or injury. The code is unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.
FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code Z63.79 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
There are many kinds of families. Some have two parents, while others have a single parent. Sometimes there is no parent and grandparents raise grandchildren. Some children live in foster families, adoptive families, or in stepfamilies.
Z63.79 is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement. Review other POA exempt codes here.
Z63.79 is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Other stressful life events affecting family and household . It is found in the 2021 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2020 - Sep 30, 2021 .
Z63.79 is exempt from POA reporting ( Present On Admission).