Z63.6

Z63.6: Dependent relative needing care at home

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z63.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dependent relative needing care at home. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z63.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z63.6

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

Concern about sick person in family(normal)
Person›concern about sick person in family(normal)
Person›sick or handicapped in family
Care›family member›creating problem for family
Problem›care›sick or handicapped person in family or household
Problem›medical›care, within family
Problem›presence of sick or disabled person in family or household›needing care
Sick›or handicapped person in family›needing care at home

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z63