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Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z72.4
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z72.4
Inappropriate diet and eating habits
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- Z72.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z72.4 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z72.4 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z72.4 may differ.
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as Z72.4. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- behavioral eating disorders of infancy or childhood (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98.2
Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- feeding difficulties (R63.3)
Type 2 Excludes- anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders (F50.-)
- feeding problems of newborn (P92.-)
- pica of infancy or childhood (F98.3)
F98.2.-ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98.3
Pica of infancy and childhood
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
F98.3) - eating disorders (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F50
- F50 Eating disorders
- F50.0 Anorexia nervosa
- F50.2 Bulimia nervosa
- F50.8 Other eating disorders
- F50.81 Binge eating disorder
- F50.82 Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder
- F50.89 Other specified eating disorder
- F50.9 Eating disorder, unspecified
F50.-) - lack of adequate food (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z59.4
Lack of adequate food and safe drinking water
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Inadequate drinking water supply
Type 1 Excludes- effects of hunger (T73.0)
- inappropriate diet or eating habits (Z72.4)
- malnutrition (E40-E46)
Z59.4) - malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E40
Kwashiorkor
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Severe malnutrition with nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair
Type 1 Excludes- marasmic kwashiorkor (E42)
E40-ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E64
Sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code First- condition resulting from (sequela) of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies
Note- This category is to be used to indicate conditions in categories E43, E44, E46, E50-E63 as the cause of sequelae, which are themselves classified elsewhere. The 'sequelae' include conditions specified as such; they also include the late effects of diseases classifiable to the above categories if the disease itself is no longer present
E64)
The following code(s) above
Z72.4 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
Z72.4:
Present On AdmissionPOA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- Z72.4 is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM Z72.4 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 951 Other factors influencing health status
Convert Z72.4 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to Z72.4:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Z72.4
Z71.8 Other specified counseling
Z71.81 Spiritual or religious counseling
Z71.83 Encounter for nonprocreative genetic counseling
Z71.84 Encounter for health counseling related to travel
Z71.89 Other specified counseling
Z71.9 Counseling, unspecified
Z72 Problems related to lifestyle
Z72.3 Lack of physical exercise
Z72.4
Inappropriate diet and eating habits
Z72.5 High risk sexual behavior
Z72.51 High risk heterosexual behavior
Z72.52 High risk homosexual behavior
Z72.53 High risk bisexual behavior
Z72.6 Gambling and betting
Z72.8 Other problems related to lifestyle
Z72.810 Child and adolescent antisocial behavior
Z72.82 Problems related to sleep
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.