ICD-10 code for release from prison problem

The ICD-10-CM code for release from prison problem is Z65.2 (Problems related to release from prison). The official index lists 1 more specific code, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on Z65.2.

Within Z65 (problems related to other psychosocial circumstances), Z65.2 is specifically for problems related to release from prison. Related codes cover Conviction in civil and criminal proceedings without imprisonment (Z65.0), imprisonment and other incarceration (Z65.1), problems related to other legal circumstances (Z65.3), victim of crime and terrorism (Z65.4), exposure to disaster, war and other hostilities (Z65.5), other specified problems related to psychosocial circumstances (Z65.8) and problem related to unspecified psychosocial circumstances (Z65.9).

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.