Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Z62.819 is the diagnosis code for Personal history of unspecified abuse in childhood. This code falls under the section "Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances" within Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as Z62.819. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where Z62.819 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, Z62.819 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Z62.819 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Personal history of unspecified abuse in childhood". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of Z62.819 is Z62.81 ("Personal history of abuse in childhood"). Z62.819 provides a more specific classification within this category.
Z62.819 is located in Section Z55-Z65 — "Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances" within Chapter 21 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use Z62.819 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Personal history of unspecified abuse in childhood" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Personal history of unspecified abuse in childhood is Z62.819.
Yes, Z62.819 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
Z62.819 is in Chapter 21 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for Z62.819 include: current child abuse NOS (T74.92, T76.92).
Yes, Z62.819 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.