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Diagnosis Code

Z63.6 DEPENDENT RELATIVE NEEDING CARE AT HOME


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z63.6

Short Description: Dependent relative needing care at home

Long Description: Dependent relative needing care at home

The code Z63.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)
      • Oth prob rel to prim support group, inc family circumstances (Z63)
        • Z63.6 Dependent relative needing care at home

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cares for a relative
  • Cares for dependent relative at home
  • Cares for sick or handicapped family member
  • Looks after chronically ill partner
  • Looks after chronically sick father
  • Looks after chronically sick husband
  • Looks after chronically sick mother
  • Looks after chronically sick relative
  • Looks after chronically sick spouse
  • Looks after chronically sick wife
  • Looks after elderly dependent
  • Looks after physically handicapped dependent
  • Partner has disability
  • Problem with care of sick person
  • Sickness in the family
  • Sickness in the family
  • Sickness in the family
  • Sickness in the family
  • Sickness in the family
  • Sickness in the family
  • Sickness in the family
  • Sickness in the family
  • Sickness in the family

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z63.6 Right Arrow V61.49 Family health probl NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Z63 Other problems related to primary support group, including family circumstances
Z63.0 Problems in relationship with spouse or partner
Z63.1 Problems in relationship with in-laws
Z63.3 Absence of family member
Z63.31 Absence of family member due to military deployment
Z63.32 Other absence of family member
Z63.4 Disappearance and death of family member
Z63.5 Disruption of family by separation and divorce
Z63.7 Other stressful life events affecting family and household
Z63.71 Stress on family due to return of family member from military deployment
Z63.72 Alcoholism and drug addiction in family
Z63.79 Other stressful life events affecting family and household
Z63.8 Other specified problems related to primary support group
Z63.9 Problem related to primary support group, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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