Z74
Z74 — Problems related to care provider dependency
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z74 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for problems related to care provider dependency. 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.
- dependence on enabling machines or devices NEC (Z99.-)
Other codes that can never be billed with Z74
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at Z74. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading Z74 alone.
Risk adjustment
Z74 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead Z74
6 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about Z74
- Is Z74 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z74 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z74 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76).