Z63.32

Other absence of family member

Billable / specificPOA exempt

Z63.32 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 Z63)

  • 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.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • absence of family member due to disappearance and death (Z63.4) (from Z63.3)
  • absence of family member due to separation and divorce (Z63.5) (from Z63.3)

Excludes2

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

  • maltreatment syndrome (T74.-, T76) (from Z63)
  • parent-child problems (Z62.-) (from Z63)
  • problems related to negative life events in childhood (Z62.-) (from Z63)
  • problems related to upbringing (Z62.-) (from Z63)

Also known as

  • Absence, family memberNEC
  • Disruption, family, due to absence of family member NEC

Parent code

  • Z63.3Absence of family memberHeader

Related codes

  • Z63.31Absence of family member due to military deploymentBillable

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