2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z62.811Personal history of psychological abuse in childhood
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 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). 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.
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Code Classification
Code EditsBilling
Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z62.811.
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Z62.811 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review other POA exempt codes.
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
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
- History
- personal (of) - See Also: History, family (of);
- abuse
- psychological - Z62.811
External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance
References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.
- History
- personal (of)
- abuse
- childhood
- psychological
- History
- personal (of)
- psychological
- abuse
- child
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
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.
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Questions About Z62.811Overview
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, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
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.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of Z62.811?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, personal history of psychological abuse in childhood converts to ICD-9-CM V61.29 (oth parent-child problem). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
