2021 ICD-10-CM Code T74.02XA
Child neglect or abandonment, confirmed, initial encounter
Valid for Submission
T74.02XA is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of child neglect or abandonment, confirmed, initial encounter. The code T74.02XA is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code T74.02XA might also be used to specify conditions or terms like abandoned child, abandonment of infant, abuse of disabled person, accident due to abandonment of child, accident due to abandonment of disabled person , accident due to abandonment of newborn, etc.
The code T74.02XA is applicable for patients aged 0 through 17 years inclusive. It is clinically and virtually impossible to use this code on a patient outside the stated age range.
T74.02XA is an initial encounter code, includes a 7th character and should be used while the patient is receiving active treatment for a condition like child neglect or abandonment confirmed. According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines an "initial encounter" doesn't necessarily means "initial visit". The 7th character should be used when the patient is undergoing active treatment regardless if new or different providers saw the patient over the course of a treatment. The appropriate 7th character codes should also be used even if the patient delayed seeking treatment for a condition.
| ICD-10: | T74.02XA |
| Short Description: | Child neglect or abandonment, confirmed, initial encounter |
| Long Description: | Child neglect or abandonment, confirmed, initial encounter |
Code Classification
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Pediatric diagnoses - The Medicare Code Editor detects inconsistencies in pediatric cases by checking a patient's age and any diagnosis on the patient's record. The pediatric code edits apply to patients age range is 0–17 years inclusive (e.g., Reye's syndrome, routine child health exam).
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Abandoned child
- Abandonment of infant
- Abuse of disabled person
- Accident due to abandonment of child
- Accident due to abandonment of disabled person
- Accident due to abandonment of newborn
- Accident due to abandonment or neglect of helpless person
- Accident due to abandonment or neglect of helpless person
- Accident due to abandonment or neglect of helpless person
- Accident due to abandonment or neglect of helpless person
- Accident due to neglect of child
- Accident due to neglect of disabled person
- Child abandonment
- Child deprivation syndrome
- Child neglect
- Child victim of nutritional neglect
- Delayed healthcare provision resulting in neglect
- Exposure to weather conditions resulting from abandonment
- Finding related to dependent adult care
- Inappropriately left alone
- Lacks emotional nurturance
- Lacks necessary supervision
- Neglect of disabled person
- Neglect or abandonment
- Neglectful caretaking
- Nutritional maltreatment of child
- Victim of child neglect
- Victim of child neglect
- Victim of infant neglect
- Victim of neglect
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code T74.02XA is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
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Information for Patients
Child Abuse
Child abuse is doing something or failing to do something that results in harm to a child or puts a child at risk of harm. Child abuse can be physical, sexual or emotional. Neglect, or not providing for a child's needs, is also a form of abuse.
Most abused children suffer greater emotional than physical damage. An abused child may become depressed. He or she may withdraw, think of suicide or become violent. An older child may use drugs or alcohol, try to run away or abuse others.
Child abuse is a serious problem. If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, call the police or your local child welfare agency.
- Child abuse - physical (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Child neglect and emotional abuse (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Shaken baby syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)