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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Z72.5High risk sexual behavior

Not billable — use a more specific code

Z72.5 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 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 Z72.5

Z72.5 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for high risk sexual behavior. It belongs to category Z72 (problems related to lifestyle), block Z69-Z76 (persons encountering health services in other 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Z72 (problems related to lifestyle), Z72.5 is specifically for high risk sexual behavior. Related codes cover tobacco use (Z72.0), lack of physical exercise (Z72.3), inappropriate diet and eating habits (Z72.4), gambling and betting (Z72.6), other problems related to lifestyle (Z72.8) and problem related to lifestyle, unspecified (Z72.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z72.51 (behavior), Z72.52 (behavior) and Z72.53 (behavior).

Don't report Z72.5 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: paraphilias (F65).

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 Z72.5

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Promiscuity
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • paraphilias (F65)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Z72.5.

› From Z72 Problems related to lifestyle
Excludes2
  • problems related to life-management difficulty (Z73.-)
  • problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)

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

Codes whose notes reference Z72.5

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 Z72.5

Is Z72.5 billable?

No. Z72.5 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.