Z62.23

Z62.23: Child in custody of non-parental relative

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z62.23 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for child in custody of non-parental relative. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z62.23 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

, if applicable, child in welfare custody (Z62.21)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Child in care of non-parental family member
Child in custody of grandparent
Child in kinship care
Guardianship by non-parental relative

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z62.23

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z62.2: Upbringing away from parents

problems with boarding school (Z59.3)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z62.23

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Z62: Problems related to upbringing

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

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Guardianship by non-parental relative
Problem›child›in›care of non-parental family member
Problem›child›in›kinship care
Problem›child›in›custody of›grandparent
Problem›child›in›custody of›non-parental relative

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z62.2