Z82.6
Header — not billableFamily history of arthritis and other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
The ICD-10 code for family history of arthritis and other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue is Z82.6.
Z82.6 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z82.0Family history of epilepsy and other diseases of the nervous system
- Z82.1Family history of blindness and visual loss
- Z82.2Family history of deafness and hearing loss
- Z82.3Family history of stroke
- Z82.4Family history of ischemic heart disease and other diseases of the circulatory systemnon-billable header
- Z82.5Family history of asthma and other chronic lower respiratory diseases
- Z82.7Family history of congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalitiesnon-billable header
- Z82.8Family history of other disabilities and chronic diseases leading to disablement, not elsewhere classified
- Z82.6Family history of arthritis and other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissuenon-billable header