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ICD-10-CM Code for Child in welfare custody Z62.21

ICD-10 code Z62.21 for Child in welfare custody is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

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Child in welfare custody
Child in foster care
Child in welfare guardianship

Z62.2

Excludes1: problems with boarding school (Z59.3)

Z62

Includes: current and past negative life events in childhood
current and past problems of a child related to upbringing

Excludes2: maltreatment syndrome (T74.-)
problems related to housing and economic circumstances (Z59.-)

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Health and behavior assessment codes (96152-96154)
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Health and behavior assessment codes (96152-96154)
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Preventive or problem-focused visit, this is a different scenario
Not sure how to code this visit. 9 year old patient had a well child visit on 07/30/2018, but would not let the female provider perform the genitourinary exam due to history of sexual abuse. Returne... [ Read More ]
Would the foster care diagnosis code (Z62.21) be considered a 'abnormal finding' abnormal child foster care pediatric preventative
Hello I code and bill for a group of pediatricians and we see a fair amount of foster care children. A question came up asking if a well child visit with abnormal findings can substantiate "abnormal" ... [ Read More ]
Dx for foster care exam
Either way it wont be covered by commercial carriers (or any other kinds that I know of), just in case you didn't know. Id probably go with the Z02.89. Maybe Z62.21 ([COLOR=#000000][FONT="]Child i... [ Read More ]
DX for foster child check
I would guess Z02.89 - Encounter for other administrative examinations & Z62.21 - Child in welfare custody.... [ Read More ]
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