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Z83.6

Z83.6: Family history of other diseases of the respiratory system

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z83.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for family history of other diseases of the respiratory system. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z83.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

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.

  • family history of asthma and other chronic lower respiratory diseases (Z82.5)

Inclusion terms

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z83.6

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

Written on Z83: Family history of other specific disorders

  • contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable disease in the family (Z20.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • History›family›respiratory condition NEC
  • History›family›disease or disorder›respiratory NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z83

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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