2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z74.2Need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z69-Z76›Z74

ICD-10-CM Z74.2
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Z74.2 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care. 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 finding related to provision of home help. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified status.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z74.2
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care
Short Description
Need for assist at home & no house memb able to render care
Parent Code
Z74
Problems related to care provider dependency

Code Classification

ChapterZ00–Z99Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
SectionZ69-Z76Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
CategoryZ74Problems related to care provider dependency
This CodeZ74.2Need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care

Code EditsBilling

Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z74.2.

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.

  • Finding related to provision of home help
  • Home help needed
  • Needs assistance at home
  • No able caregiver in household
  • No help available
  • No one at home to receive patient

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z74.2: its own notes plus those printed at Z74 and Chapter 21. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

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 Z74 Problems related to care provider dependency applies to 7 codes
  • dependence on enabling machines or devices NEC (Z99.-)

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 Z74.2, its category, or a range that includes it.

Excludes1 2

These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming Z74.2: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.

  • Z75.0 Medical services not available in home
    no other household member able to render care (Z74.2)
  • Z73.6 Limitation of activities due to disability
    care-provider dependency (Z74.-) names Z74.-, 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 FAC025
Other specified status
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient No · outpatient Yes

Convert Z74.2 to ICD-9-CMHistory

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

ICD-9-CM
V60.4 No family able to care
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 Z74.2Overview

Is Z74.2 (Problems related to care provider dependency) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What MS-DRG does Z74.2 group to?

On inpatient claims, need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care 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 Z74.2 be a principal diagnosis?

No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care 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 Z74.2?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care converts to ICD-9-CM V60.4 (no family able to care). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.