Z72

Z72: Problems related to lifestyle

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Z72 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for problems related to lifestyle. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

problems related to life-management difficulty (Z73.-)
problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z72

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

F17Nicotine dependence
F51.12Insufficient sleep syndrome
F63.0Pathological gambling
F91Conduct disorders
Z77.22Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (acute) (chronic)

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Z72

7 child codes. Green means billable.