Z74.2

Need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care

Billable / specific

Z74.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

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.

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

Care, family member, unavailable, due to, absence
Care, family member, unavailable, due to, inabilityof person rendering care
Care, unavailable, due to, absence of person rendering care
Care, unavailable, due to, inabilityof person rendering care
Dependence, on care provider, no other household member able to render care
Inadequate, inadequacy, household care, due to, family member, handicapped or ill
Inadequate, inadequacy, household care, due to, family member, temporarily away from home
Inadequate, inadequacy, household care, due to, temporary absence from home of person rendering care
Lack of, care, in home
Lack of, person able to render necessary care
Living alone, with handicapped person
Need, care provider because, no other household member able to render care
Person, living, without person able to render necessary care