Z62.21
BillableChild in welfare custody
Child in welfare custody
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Child in foster care
- Child in welfare guardianship
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- current and past negative life events in childhood
- current and past problems of a child related to upbringing
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Related Codes(4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(55)
SNOMED CT
- Child in care160870005
- Looked after and accommodated child160870005
- Looked after in care160870005
- Child in foster care160871009
- Child lives with grandparents160882001
- Member of foster family224104006
- Member of link family224104006
- Member of foster family, short-term224105007
- Member of link family, short-term224105007
- Member of foster family, long-term224106008
- Member of link family, long-term224106008
- Child protection finding224353004
- Child protection observations224353004
- Child in family care228123006
- Child in family care - finding228123006
- Finding of child in family care228123006
- Ward of court228126003
- Finding of wardship365569001
- Wardship - finding365569001
- Family milestones - finding365576006
- Finding of family milestones365576006
- Child in welfare custody288171000119109
- Family disruption due to child in welfare custody125191000119105
- Family disruption due to child returning to or placed in foster care289361000119106
UMLS
Clinical Terms
- Member of link family
- Child protection finding
- Child in care
- Child in family care - finding
- Child protection observations
- Wardship - finding
- Child in welfare custody (finding)
- Child in foster care
- Member of foster family, short-term
- Looked after and accommodated child
- Ward of court
- Child in foster care (finding)
- Member of link family, short-term
- Member of foster family, long-term
- Child in welfare guardianship
- Family disruption due to child returning to or placed in foster care
- Child in family care
- Member of foster family
- Family milestones - finding
- Finding of family milestones
- Finding of wardship
- Looked after in care
- Child lives with grandparents
- Finding of child in family care
- Member of link family, long-term
- Family disruption due to child in welfare custody
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for child in welfare custody?
The ICD-10-CM code for child in welfare custody is Z62.21. The full clinical description is "Child in welfare custody". Z62.21 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code Z62.21 mean?
ICD-10-CM code Z62.21 represents “Child in welfare custody”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is Z62.21 a billable code?
Yes, Z62.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is Z62.21 in?
Z62.21 is in Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services (codes Z00-Z99).
What codes cannot be used with Z62.21?
Z62.21 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: problems with boarding school (Z59.3).
What SNOMED CT codes does Z62.21 map to?
Z62.21 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 160870005, 228123006, 160871009, 288171000119109, 160882001, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for Z62.21?
Z62.21 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0580719, C2911000, C5819671. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does Z62.21 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like child in welfare custody affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of Z62.21?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for Z62.21 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.