Z63.0

Z63.0: Problems in relationship with spouse or partner

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z63.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for problems in relationship with spouse or partner. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z63.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

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

counseling for spousal or partner abuse problems (Z69.1)
counseling related to sexual attitude, behavior, and orientation (Z70.-)

Inclusion terms

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

Relationship distress with spouse or intimate partner

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z63.0

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

Written on Z63: Other problems related to primary support group, including family circumstances

maltreatment syndrome (T74.-, T76)
parent-child problems (Z62.-)
problems related to negative life events in childhood (Z62.-)
problems related to upbringing (Z62.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Conjugal maladjustment
Marital conflict
Conflict›marital
Distress›relationship, with spouse or intimate partner
Maladjustment›conjugal
Maladjustment›marital
Problem›marital
Abuse›adult›as reason for›couple seeking advice(including offender)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z63