DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

Z72 Problems related to lifestyle

  • Header · not billable

Z72 is not billable. The category heads 14 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 7 subdivisions.

Index → code

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 21 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Z69-Z76 Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)
  3. Z72 Problems related to lifestyle
Billable codes
14
Subdivisions
7
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
47

Codes in Z72

  1. Z72.0
    Tobacco use
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 4

    Inclusion terms

    • Tobacco use NOS

    Excludes1

    • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) Z87.891
    • nicotine dependence (F17.2-) F17.2
    • tobacco dependence (F17.2-) F17.2
    • tobacco use during pregnancy (O99.33-) O99.33
  2. Z72.3
    Lack of physical exercise
    BillableExempt
  3. Z72.4
    Inappropriate diet and eating habits
    BillableExempt
    Excludes1 4

    Excludes1

    • behavioral eating disorders of infancy or childhood (F98.2.-F98.3) F98.2 F98.3
    • eating disorders (F50.-) F50
    • lack of adequate food (Z59.48) Z59.48
    • malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) E40 E64
  4. Z72.5
    High risk sexual behavior
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Promiscuity

    Excludes1

    • paraphilias (F65) F65
  5. Z72.51
    High risk heterosexual behavior
    BillableExempt
  6. Z72.52
    High risk homosexual behavior
    BillableExempt
  7. Z72.53
    High risk bisexual behavior
    BillableExempt
  8. Z72.6
    Gambling and betting
    BillableExempt
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • compulsive or pathological gambling (F63.0) F63.0
  9. Z72.8
    Other problems related to lifestyle
    Header
  10. Z72.81
    Antisocial behavior
    Header
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • conduct disorders (F91.-) F91
  11. Z72.810
    Child and adolescent antisocial behavior
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 6

    Inclusion terms

    • Antisocial behavior (child) (adolescent) without manifest psychiatric disorder
    • Delinquency NOS
    • Group delinquency
    • Offenses in the context of gang membership
    • Stealing in company with others
    • Truancy from school
  12. Z72.811
    Adult antisocial behavior
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Adult antisocial behavior without manifest psychiatric disorder
  13. Z72.82
    Problems related to sleep
    Header
  14. Z72.820
    Sleep deprivation
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Lack of adequate sleep

    Excludes1

  15. Z72.821
    Inadequate sleep hygiene
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 3, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Bad sleep habits
    • Irregular sleep habits
    • Unhealthy sleep wake schedule

    Excludes1

  16. Z72.823
    Risk of suffocation (smothering) under another while sleeping
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Child-caregiver co-sleeping
    • Infant bed-sharing
  17. Z72.89
    Other problems related to lifestyle
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Self-damaging behavior
  18. Z72.9
    Problem related to lifestyle, unspecified
    BillableExempt

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At Z72

Excludes2

  • problems related to life-management difficulty (Z73.-) Z73
  • problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65) Z55 Z65

Notes that also apply

Chapter 21 instructions (Notes 3): printed on the chapter 21 page.

Index entries

  • Betting and gambling → Z72.6
  • Gambling → Z72.6
  • Bed-sharing, infant → Z72.823
  • Co-sleeping, child-caregiver → Z72.823
  • Self-damaging behavior (life-style) → Z72.89
  • Tobacco (nicotine)harmful use → Z72.0
  • Tobacco (nicotine)use → Z72.0
  • Use (of)tobacco → Z72.0
  • Lack ofphysical exercise → Z72.3
  • Inadequate, inadequacyeating habits → Z72.4
  • Inappropriatediet or eating habits → Z72.4
  • Delinquency (juvenile) (neurotic)group → Z72.810
  • Gangmembership offenses → Z72.810
  • Truancy, childhoodfrom school → Z72.810
  • Deprivationsleep → Z72.820
  • Lack ofsleep (adequate) → Z72.820
  • Sleepdeprivation → Z72.820
  • Behaviorsleep-incompatible → Z72.821
  • Excess, excessive, excessivelynapping → Z72.821
  • Habit, habituationbad sleep → Z72.821
  • Habit, habituationirregular sleep → Z72.821
  • Hygiene, sleepabuse → Z72.821
  • Hygiene, sleepinadequate → Z72.821
  • Hygiene, sleeppoor → Z72.821
  • Sleep hygieneabuse → Z72.821
  • Sleep hygieneinadequate → Z72.821
  • Sleep hygienepoor → Z72.821
  • Behaviorself-damaging (life-style) → Z72.89
  • Problem (with) (related to)life-style → Z72.9
  • Problem (with) (related to)life-styletobacco use → Z72.0
  • Problem (with) (related to)life-styleinappropriate eating habits → Z72.4
  • Highrisksexual behavior (heterosexual) → Z72.51
  • Problem (with) (related to)life-stylehigh-risk sexual behavior (heterosexual) → Z72.51
  • Problem (with) (related to)life-stylegambling → Z72.6
  • Behaviorantisocialchild or adolescent → Z72.810
  • Stealingchild problemin company with others → Z72.810
  • Behaviorantisocialadult → Z72.811
  • Lack ofadequatesleep → Z72.820
  • Historypersonal (of)sleep-wake cycle problem → Z72.821
  • Historypersonal (of)unhealthy sleep-wake cycle → Z72.821

7 more, longer entries are not listed; the search box finds them by word.

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

Hierarchy