Problems related to lifestyle (Z72)
The ICD-10 code Z72 series addresses various problems related to lifestyle choices and behaviors that can impact health. These codes provide a standardized way to document conditions such as tobacco use, lack of exercise, risky sexual behaviors, and other lifestyle factors affecting well-being.
Each subcode in this section helps healthcare professionals and coders specify the nature of the lifestyle issue. For example, Z72.0 covers tobacco use, including terms like "smoker's respiratory syndrome" and "nicotine user," helping precisely identify smoking habits. Codes like Z72.3 relate to insufficient physical activity, capturing sedentary lifestyles, while Z72.4 covers inappropriate diet and eating patterns such as irregular meal times or unbalanced nutrition. High-risk sexual behaviors have dedicated codes from Z72.5 to Z72.53, distinguishing heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual risks. Additionally, codes like Z72.6 cover gambling, whereas codes from Z72.81 and onward describe antisocial behavior and sleep problems including sleep deprivation (Z72.820). This comprehensive coding system assists in accurately capturing lifestyle-related health risks for targeted clinical intervention and reporting.
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)
Z72 Problems related to lifestyle
- Z72.0 Tobacco use
- Z72.3 Lack of physical exercise
- Z72.4 Inappropriate diet and eating habits
Z72.5 High risk sexual behavior
- Z72.51 High risk heterosexual behavior
- Z72.52 High risk homosexual behavior
- Z72.53 High risk bisexual behavior
- Z72.6 Gambling and betting
Z72.8 Other problems related to lifestyle
Z72.81 Antisocial behavior
- Z72.810 Child and adolescent antisocial behavior
- Z72.811 Adult antisocial behavior
Z72.82 Problems related to sleep
- Z72.820 Sleep deprivation
- Z72.821 Inadequate sleep hygiene
- Z72.823 Risk of suffocation (smothering) under another while sleeping
- Z72.89 Other problems related to lifestyle
- Z72.9 Problem related to lifestyle, unspecified
Problems related to lifestyle (Z72)
Instructional Notations
Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
- problems related to life-management difficulty Z73
- problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances Z55 Z65
Clinical Terms
The following clinical terms provide additional context, helping users better understand the clinical background and common associations for each diagnosis listed in this section. Including related terms alongside ICD-10-CM codes supports coders, billers, and healthcare professionals in improving accuracy, enhancing documentation, and facilitating research or patient education.
Absenteeism
Chronic absence from work or other duty.
Gambling
An activity distinguished primarily by an element of risk in trying to obtain a desired goal, e.g., playing a game of chance for money.
Sleep Deprivation
The state of being deprived of sleep under experimental conditions, due to life events, or from a wide variety of pathophysiologic causes such as medication effect, chronic illness, psychiatric illness, or sleep disorder.
Tobacco Use
Use of TOBACCO (Nicotiana tabacum L) and TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Tobacco Use Cessation
Ending the TOBACCO habits of smoking, chewing, or snuff use.
Tobacco Use Cessation Devices
Devices or delivery systems used to aid in ending a TOBACCO habit.
Tobacco Use Disorder
Tobacco used to the detriment of a person's health or social functioning. Tobacco dependence is included.
