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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

Z62.21

Child in welfare custody

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where Z62.21 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. Z62 Problems related to upbringing
  2. Z62.2 Parent Upbringing away from parents
  3. Z62.21 This code Child in welfare custody

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Includes

current and past negative life events in childhood

Inherited from Z62 — Problems related to upbringing

Includes

current and past problems of a child related to upbringing

Inherited from Z62 — Problems related to upbringing

Inclusion Terms

Child in foster care

Inclusion Terms

Child in welfare guardianship

Excludes1

problems with boarding school ( Z59.3 )

Inherited from Z62.2 — Upbringing away from parents

Excludes2

maltreatment syndrome ( T74 .-)

Inherited from Z62 — Problems related to upbringing

Excludes2

problems related to housing and economic circumstances ( Z59 .-)

Inherited from Z62 — Problems related to upbringing

Version History

How Z62.21 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Child in welfare custody

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Child in welfare custody

Related Codes

Other codes under Z62.2

Codes whose official notes reference Z62.21

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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