Z72.821

Z72.821: Inadequate sleep hygiene

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z72.821 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for inadequate sleep hygiene. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z72.821 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.

insomnia (F51.0-, G47.0-)

Inclusion terms

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

Bad sleep habits
Irregular sleep habits
Unhealthy sleep wake schedule

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z72.821

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)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Behavior›sleep-incompatible
Excess, excessive, excessively›napping
Habit, habituation›bad sleep
Habit, habituation›irregular sleep
Hygiene, sleep›abuse
Hygiene, sleep›inadequate
Hygiene, sleep›poor
Sleep hygiene›abuse
Sleep hygiene›inadequate
Sleep hygiene›poor
History›personal›sleep-wake cycle problem
History›personal›unhealthy sleep-wake cycle

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z72.82