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Z62.831

Z62.831: Non-parental relative-child conflict

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z62.831 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for non-parental relative-child conflict. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • group home staff-child conflict (Z62.833)

Inclusion terms

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

  • Grandparent-child conflict
  • Kinship-care child conflict
  • Non-parental relative legal guardian-child conflict
  • Other relative-child conflict

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z62.831

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

  • Conflict›grandparent-child
  • Conflict›kinship-care child
  • Conflict›non-parental relative legal guardian-child
  • Conflict›non-parental relative-child
  • Conflict›other relative-child

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z62.83

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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