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T76

Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, suspected

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 8 more specific codes instead:

  • T76.0 Neglect or abandonment, suspected (also a header)
  • T76.1 Physical abuse, suspected (also a header)
  • T76.2 Sexual abuse, suspected (also a header)
  • T76.3 Psychological abuse, suspected (also a header)
  • T76.5 Forced sexual exploitation, suspected (also a header)
  • T76.6 Forced labor exploitation, suspected (also a header)
  • T76.9 Unspecified maltreatment, suspected (also a header)
  • T76.A Financial abuse, suspected (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, suspected

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T76

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • adult and child maltreatment, confirmed (T74.-)
  • suspected abuse and maltreatment in pregnancy (O9A.3-, O9A.4-, O9A.5-)
  • suspected adult physical abuse, ruled out (Z04.71)
  • suspected adult sexual abuse, ruled out (Z04.41)
  • suspected child physical abuse, ruled out (Z04.72)
  • suspected child sexual abuse, ruled out (Z04.42)

Use additional code

  • code, if applicable, to identify any associated current injury

Inherited from the T66-T78 section Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)

Code also

  • , if applicable, place of occurrence, such as:
  • highway rest stop (Y92.523)
  • school (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.21-)
  • service areas as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.52-)
  • single-family non-institutional (private) house as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.01-)
  • transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.81-)