Z62.3

Hostility towards and scapegoating of child

Billable / specificPOA exempt

Z62.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from Z62)

  • current and past negative life events in childhood
  • current and past problems of a child related to upbringing
  • Note: Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
  • Note: (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
  • Note: (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • maltreatment syndrome (T74.-) (from Z62)
  • problems related to housing and economic circumstances (Z59.-) (from Z62)

Also known as

  • Hostility, towards child
  • Scapegoating affecting child

Parent code

  • Z62Problems related to upbringingHeader

Related codes

  • Z62.0Inadequate parental supervision and controlBillable
  • Z62.1Parental overprotectionBillable
  • Z62.2Upbringing away from parentsHeader
  • Z62.6Inappropriate (excessive) parental pressureBillable
  • Z62.8Other specified problems related to upbringingHeader
  • Z62.9Problem related to upbringing, unspecifiedBillable

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