Z63.4

Z63.4: Disappearance and death of family member

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z63.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for disappearance and death of family member. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Assumed death of family member
Bereavement

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z63.4

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.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z63.4

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Z63.3Absence of family member

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z63.4 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57130Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Codes

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Bereavement(uncomplicated)
Disappearance of family member
Death›family member(assumed)
Loss›parent in childhood
Disruption›family›due to›bereavement
Disruption›family›due to›death or disappearance of family member(assumed)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.