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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Z62.833Group home staff-child conflict

✓ Billable / specificPOA exemptNot a principal dx

Z62.833 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for group home staff-child conflict. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.

Code last changed in FY2024 (effective October 1, 2023). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About Z62.833

Z62.833 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for group home staff-child conflict. 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 billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Within Z62.83 (non-parental relative or guardian-child conflict), Z62.833 is specifically for group home staff-child conflict. Related codes cover non-parental relative-child conflict (Z62.831) and non-relative guardian-child conflict (Z62.832).

It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 951 (Other Factors Influencing Health Status, relative weight 0.5577), in MDC 23 (Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.

It is not acceptable as the principal diagnosis for an inpatient stay; it may be reported as a secondary diagnosis.

It is exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting, so no POA indicator is required.

It was added in FY2024, effective October 1, 2023.

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Z62.833.

› From Z62.8 Other specified problems related to upbringing
Code also
  • , if applicable:
  • absence of family member (Z63.3-)
  • disappearance and death of family member (Z63.4)
  • disruption of family by separation and divorce (Z63.5)
  • other specified problems related to primary support group (Z63.8)
  • other stressful life events affecting family and household (Z63.7-)
› 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.

Alphabetic index entries

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Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to Z62.833.

Codes whose notes reference Z62.833

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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Inpatient MS-DRGs this diagnosis can group to, as the principal or a secondary diagnosis, depending on the rest of the claim.

MDC 23 · Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts 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
  • FY2024 (effective 10/1/2023): Added
  • No changes since FY2024.

Common questions about Z62.833

Is Z62.833 billable?

Yes. Z62.833 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Can Z62.833 be used as a principal diagnosis?

No. It is not acceptable as the principal diagnosis for an inpatient stay; it may be reported as a secondary diagnosis.

Is Z62.833 a CC or MCC?

No. Z62.833 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does Z62.833 group to?

Z62.833 is used in the MS-DRG v44.0 logic for MS-DRG 951 (Other Factors Influencing Health Status). Which one applies depends on whether it is the principal diagnosis and on the rest of the claim.