Is Z81.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Z81.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Z81.2 sit in the tabular list?

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).

Z81.2

Z81.2 — Family history of tobacco abuse and dependence

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z81.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for family history of tobacco abuse and dependence. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

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

Conditions classifiable to F17.-

Risk adjustment

Z81.2 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.

How Z81.2 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z81.2.

History›family›tobacco abuse
History›family›substance abuse NEC›tobacco

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Z81. If Z81.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Z81.2

Is Z81.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Z81.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Z81.2 sit in the tabular list?: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).