2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z60.2Problems related to living alone

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z55-Z65›Z60

ICD-10-CM Z60.2
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Z60.2 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for problems related to living alone. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 951. The code is not accepted as a principal diagnosis by the Medicare Code Editor. Coders also document this condition as lives alone. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Socioeconomic/psychosocial factors.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z60.2
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Problems related to living alone
Short Description
Problems related to living alone
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
Z60
Problems related to social environment

Code Classification

ChapterZ00–Z99Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
SectionZ55-Z65Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances
CategoryZ60Problems related to social environment
This CodeZ60.2Problems related to living alone

Code EditsBilling

Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z60.2.

Unacceptable principal diagnosis
There are selected codes that describe a circumstance which influences an individual's health status but not a current illness or injury, or codes that are not specific manifestations but may be due to an underlying cause. These codes are considered unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Lives alone
  • Lives alone - help available
  • Lives alone needs housekeeper
  • Lives alone no help available
  • No help available from lay caregiver
  • Problems related to living alone

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z60.2: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 21. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

Notes

General instructions on how these codes are used.

From Chapter 21 (Z00-Z99) Factors influencing health status and contact with health services applies to 1,425 codes
  • 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:
  • (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.
  • (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.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR FAC019
Socioeconomic/psychosocial factors
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient No · outpatient No

Convert Z60.2 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
V60.3 Person living alone
Approximate The match is approximate rather than exact.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2026No changes
FY 2027CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Questions About Z60.2Overview

What is the ICD-10 code for problems related to living alone?

The ICD-10-CM code for problems related to living alone is Z60.2 (sometimes written as Z602). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is Z60.2 (Problems related to social environment) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report problems related to living alone on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What MS-DRG does Z60.2 group to?

On inpatient claims, problems related to living alone maps to MS-DRG 951 (other Factors Influencing Health Status), which carries a relative weight of 0.5574. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.

Can Z60.2 be a principal diagnosis?

No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because problems related to living alone describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.

What is the ICD-9 equivalent of Z60.2?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, problems related to living alone converts to ICD-9-CM V60.3 (person living alone). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.