2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z62.0Inadequate parental supervision and control

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z55-Z65›Z62

ICD-10-CM Z62.0
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Z62.0 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for inadequate parental supervision and control. 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 and exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Socioeconomic/psychosocial factors.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z62.0
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Inadequate parental supervision and control
Short Description
Inadequate parental supervision and control
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
Z62
Problems related to upbringing

Code Classification

ChapterZ00–Z99Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
SectionZ55-Z65Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances
CategoryZ62Problems related to upbringing
This CodeZ62.0Inadequate parental supervision and control

Code EditsBilling

Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z62.0.

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.

Present on Admission (POA)Billing

Z62.0 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review the other POA exempt codes in Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65).

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Inadequate parental supervision and control
  • Parent-child problem

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z62.0: its own notes plus those printed at Z62 and Chapter 21. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

Includes

Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.

From Z62 Problems related to upbringing applies to 28 codes
  • current and past negative life events in childhood
  • current and past problems of a child related to upbringing

Excludes2

Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.

From Z62 Problems related to upbringing applies to 28 codes
  • maltreatment syndrome (T74.-)
  • problems related to housing and economic circumstances (Z59.-)

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.

Referenced in Other NotesGuidance

Instructional notes printed at other codes that name Z62.0, its category, or a range that includes it.

Excludes2 4

These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming Z62.0: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.

  • Z59 Problems related to housing and economic circumstances
    problems related to upbringing (Z62.-) names Z62.-, which includes this code
  • Z63 Other problems related to primary support group, including family circumstances
    parent-child problems (Z62.-) names Z62.-, which includes this code
  • Z63 Other problems related to primary support group, including family circumstances
    problems related to negative life events in childhood (Z62.-) names Z62.-, which includes this code
  • Z63 Other problems related to primary support group, including family circumstances
    problems related to upbringing (Z62.-) names Z62.-, which includes this code

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 Z62.0 to ICD-9-CMHistory

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

ICD-9-CM
V61.29 Oth parent-child problem
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 Z62.0Overview

What is the ICD-10 code for inadequate parental supervision and control?

The ICD-10-CM code for inadequate parental supervision and control is Z62.0 (sometimes written as Z620). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is Z62.0 (Problems related to upbringing) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report inadequate parental supervision and control on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What MS-DRG does Z62.0 group to?

On inpatient claims, inadequate parental supervision and control 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 Z62.0 be a principal diagnosis?

No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because inadequate parental supervision and control describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.

Is Z62.0 exempt from POA reporting?

Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for inadequate parental supervision and control on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65) range of the CMS exempt list.