2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z62.811Personal history of psychological abuse in childhood

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z55-Z65›Z62

ICD-10-CM Z62.811
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Z62.811 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for personal history of psychological abuse in childhood. 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. Coders also document this condition as history of being victim of child abuse. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Socioeconomic/psychosocial factors.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z62.811
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Personal history of psychological abuse in childhood
Short Description
Personal history of psychological abuse in childhood
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
Z62.81
Personal history of abuse in childhood

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 CodeZ62.811Personal history of psychological abuse in childhood

Code EditsBilling

Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z62.811.

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

Z62.811 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.

  • History of being victim of child abuse
  • History of childhood psychological abuse
  • History of intimate partner emotional abuse
  • History of victim of emotional abuse

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z62.811: its own notes plus those printed at Z62.8, 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

Excludes1

Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.

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.-)

Code Also

A second code may be needed to fully describe the condition; the note gives no sequencing direction.

From Z62.8 Other specified problems related to upbringing applies to 18 codes
  • if applicable:
  • absence of family member (Z63.3-)
  • disappearance and death of family member (Z63.4)
  • disruption of family by separation and divorce (Z63.5)
  • other specified problems related to primary support group (Z63.8)
  • other stressful life events affecting family and household (Z63.7-)

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 Z62.811, its category, or a range that includes it.

Excludes2 6

These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming Z62.811: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.

  • F94.1 Reactive attachment disorder of childhood
    sexual or physical abuse in childhood, resulting in psychosocial problems (Z62.81-) names Z62.81-, which includes this code
  • 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
  • Z91.41 Personal history of adult abuse
    personal history of abuse in childhood (Z62.81-) names Z62.81-, 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

Patient EducationClinical

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.

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Convert Z62.811 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 Z62.811Overview

What is the ICD-10 code for personal history of psychological abuse in childhood?

The ICD-10-CM code for personal history of psychological abuse in childhood is Z62.811 (sometimes written as Z62811). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is Z62.811 (Personal history of abuse in childhood) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report personal history of psychological abuse in childhood on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What MS-DRG does Z62.811 group to?

On inpatient claims, personal history of psychological abuse in childhood 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 Z62.811 be a principal diagnosis?

No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because personal history of psychological abuse in childhood describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.

Is Z62.811 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 personal history of psychological abuse in childhood 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.