Z72.81

Z72.81: Antisocial behavior

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Z72.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for antisocial behavior. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

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

conduct disorders (F91.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z72.81

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

Written on Z72: Problems related to lifestyle

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

Other codes that can never be billed with Z72.81

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

F91Conduct disorders

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 Z72.81

2 child codes. Green means billable.