2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z62.898Other specified problems related to upbringing

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z55-Z65›Z62

ICD-10-CM Z62.898
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

Z62.898 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified problems related to upbringing. 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. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Socioeconomic/psychosocial factors.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z62.898
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Other specified problems related to upbringing
Short Description
Other specified problems related to upbringing
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
Z62.89
Other specified 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 CodeZ62.898Other specified problems related to upbringing

Code EditsBilling

Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z62.898.

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

Z62.898 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.

  • Adopted
  • Alteration in parenting
  • At increased risk for deficient parenting
  • At increased risk for psychosocial dysfunction
  • Child/parent violence
  • Deprived childhood
  • Disturbance in role performance
  • Impaired parenting
  • Impairment of caregiver child attachment
  • Ineffective fatherhood
  • Ineffective motherhood
  • Ineffective parenthood
  • Parent/child conflict
  • Type of upbringing - finding
  • Unhappy childhood
  • Violence between parents

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance

References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.

    • Alteration(of), Altered
      • pattern of family relationships affecting child
    • Humiliation(experience) in childhood
    • Lack of
      • learning experiences in childhood
    • Lack of
      • play experience in childhood
    • Loss(of)
      • family (member) in childhood
    • Loss(of)
      • love relationship in childhood
    • Loss(of)
      • self-esteem, in childhood
    • Neglect
      • emotional, in childhood
    • Problem(with) (related to)
      • birth of sibling affecting child
    • Problem(with) (related to)
      • child-rearing
        • specified NEC
    • Problem(with) (related to)
      • frightening experience (s) in childhood
    • Problem(with) (related to)
      • loss of love relationship in childhood
    • Problem(with) (related to)
      • negative life events in childhood
        • altered pattern of family relationships
    • Problem(with) (related to)
      • negative life events in childhood
        • frightening experience
    • Problem(with) (related to)
      • negative life events in childhood
        • loss of
          • love relationship
    • Problem(with) (related to)
      • negative life events in childhood
        • loss of
          • self-esteem
    • Problem(with) (related to)
      • negative life events in childhood
        • specified event NEC
    • Problem(with) (related to)
      • new step-parent affecting child
    • Problem(with) (related to)
      • upbringing
        • specified NEC

Clinical ClassificationClinical

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

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

Clinical InformationClinical

  • Adopted

    having been legally made a member of a family.

  • Adopted Brother

    a male sibling who is legally adopted by one's biological parent or legal guardian.

  • Adopted Child

    a child in the parent-child relationship established by a legal adoption proceeding.

  • Adopted Daughter

    a female child in the parent-child relationship established by a legal adoption proceeding.

  • Adopted Sister

    a female sibling who is legally adopted by one's biological parent or legal guardian.

  • Adopted Son

    a male child in the parent-child relationship established by a legal adoption proceeding.

  • Female Sibling of Adopted Child

    a female sibling of an adopted child. the said female is a biological or legal child of the parents who facilitated the adoption.

  • FIGO Staging System and Modified World Health Organization [WHO] Prognostic Scoring System for Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms|Modified WHO Prognostic Scoring System as adopted by FIGO for Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms

    a system for defining prognosis for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. in this system, the figo stage is represented by an roman numeral, followed by the modified who score depicted as an arabic numeral and separated by a colon (e.g., stage ii:4, stage iv:9). scores of 0-6 are considered low-risk and scores greater than 6 are considered high-risk.

  • Male Sibling of Adopted Child

    a male sibling of an adopted child. the said male is a biological or legal child of the parents who facilitated the adoption.

  • United States Adopted Name|USAN|USAN

    a unique nonproprietary name assigned to drugs and biologics by the united states adopted names council (usan).

Patient EducationClinical

Family Issues

There are many kinds of families. Some have two parents, while others have a single parent. Sometimes there is no parent and grandparents raise grandchildren. Some children live in foster families, adoptive families, or in stepfamilies.

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Convert Z62.898 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 2017–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About Z62.898Overview

Is Z62.898 (Other specified problems related to upbringing) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other specified problems related to upbringing on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Can Z62.898 be a principal diagnosis?

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

Is Z62.898 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 other specified problems related to upbringing on inpatient claims.

What is the ICD-9 equivalent of Z62.898?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other specified problems related to upbringing converts to ICD-9-CM V61.29 (oth parent-child problem). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.