Absence of family member

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 2 more specific codes instead:

Z63.31 Absence of family member due to military deployment
Z63.32 Other absence of family member

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Absence of family member
FY2010 Removed from the draft draft
FY2012 Returned to the draft draft

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 Z63 Other problems related to primary support group, including family circumstances

Excludes2 - not included here

maltreatment syndrome (T74.-, T76)
parent-child problems (Z62.-)
problems related to negative life events in childhood (Z62.-)
problems related to upbringing (Z62.-)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Z63.0	Problems in relationship with spouse or partner	Valid
Z63.1	Problems in relationship with in-laws	Valid
Z63.4	Disappearance and death of family member	Valid
Z63.5	Disruption of family by separation and divorce	Valid
Z63.6	Dependent relative needing care at home	Valid
Z63.7	Other stressful life events affecting family and household	Not billable
Z63.8	Other specified problems related to primary support group	Valid
Z63.9	Problem related to primary support group, unspecified	Valid