ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › T66-T78 › T76 Adult and child abuse, neglect and... › T76.0
Neglect or abandonment, 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.
Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:
- T76.01 Adult neglect or abandonment, suspected (also a header)
- T76.02 Child neglect or abandonment, 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.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Neglect or abandonment, 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.
Inherited from T76 Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, suspected
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-)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| T76.1 | Physical abuse, suspected | Not billable |
| T76.2 | Sexual abuse, suspected | Not billable |
| T76.3 | Psychological abuse, suspected | Not billable |
| T76.5 | Forced sexual exploitation, suspected | Not billable |
| T76.6 | Forced labor exploitation, suspected | Not billable |
| T76.9 | Unspecified maltreatment, suspected | Not billable |
| T76.A | Financial abuse, suspected | Not billable |