Child 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.

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

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

T76.02XA Child neglect or abandonment, suspected, initial encounter
T76.02XD Child neglect or abandonment, suspected, subsequent encounter
T76.02XS Child neglect or abandonment, suspected, sequela

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

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Child 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-)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Child
Deficit
Battered
Aftercare
Desertion
Abandonment
Avitaminosis
Abuse > child
Improper care
Abuse > sexual
Care > lack of
Undernutrition
Assault, sexual
Care > improper
Hypovitaminosis
Abuse > physical
Undernourishment
Vitamin deficiency
Abuse > psychological
Deprivation > protein
Infant > lack of care
Non-accidental trauma
Deprivation > vitamins
Protein > malnutrition
Effect, adverse > abuse
Problem > child > abuse
Protein > deficiency NEC
Imbalance > protein-energy
Birth > neglect, at or after
Inattention at or after birth
Syndrome > child maltreatment
Deficiency, deficient > factor
Deficiency, deficient > protein
Birth > inattention, at or after
Deficiency, deficient > clotting
Birth > lack of care, at or after
Inanition > due to > malnutrition
Calorie deficiency or malnutrition
Disturbance > absorption > vitamin
Nutrition deficient or insufficient

Showing 40 of 53 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
T76.01	Adult neglect or abandonment, suspected	Not billable