Z62.2
Header — not billableUpbringing away from parents
The ICD-10 code for upbringing away from parents is Z62.2.
Z62.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- problems with boarding school (Z59.3)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z62.0Inadequate parental supervision and control
- Z62.1Parental overprotection
- Z62.3Hostility towards and scapegoating of child
- Z62.6Inappropriate (excessive) parental pressure
- Z62.8Other specified problems related to upbringingnon-billable header
- Z62.9Problem related to upbringing, unspecified
- Z62.2Upbringing away from parentsnon-billable header