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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Z62.2Upbringing away from parents

Not billable — use a more specific code

Z62.2 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 5 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About Z62.2

Z62.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for upbringing away from parents. It belongs to category Z62 (problems related to upbringing), block Z55-Z65 (persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances) and chapter 21 (factors influencing health status and contact with health services). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 5 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Z62 (problems related to upbringing), Z62.2 is specifically for upbringing away from parents. Related codes cover inadequate parental supervision and control (Z62.0), parental overprotection (Z62.1), Hostility towards and scapegoating of child (Z62.3), inappropriate (excessive) parental pressure (Z62.6), other specified problems related to upbringing (Z62.8) and problem related to upbringing, unspecified (Z62.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z62.21 (custody), Z62.22 (upbringing), Z62.23 (relative), Z62.24 (guardian) and Z62.29 (parents).

Don't report Z62.2 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: problems with boarding school (Z59.3).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under Z62.2

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • problems with boarding school (Z59.3)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Z62.2.

› From Z62 Problems related to upbringing
Includes
  • current and past negative life events in childhood
  • current and past problems of a child related to upbringing
Excludes2
  • maltreatment syndrome (T74.-)
  • problems related to housing and economic circumstances (Z59.-)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about Z62.2

Is Z62.2 billable?

No. Z62.2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.