Is Z62.24 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Z62.24 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Z62.24 sit in the tabular list?

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65).

Z62.24

Z62.24 — Child in custody of non-relative guardian

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z62.24 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for child in custody of non-relative guardian. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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)

Risk adjustment

Z62.24 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How Z62.24 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z62.24.

Problem›child›in›custody of›non-relative guardian

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Z62.2. If Z62.24 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Z62.24

Is Z62.24 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Z62.24 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Z62.24 sit in the tabular list?: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65).