Z72.5

Non-Billable
ChapterZ00–Z99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

High risk sexual behavior

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Promiscuity
Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • paraphilias (F65)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH21Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Z69-Z76Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)
Z72Problems related to lifestyle
Z72.5High risk sexual behavior
Z72.51High risk heterosexual behavior
Z72.52High risk homosexual behavior
Z72.53High risk bisexual behavior

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Z72.5:

categoryZ72
Problems related to lifestyle
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to Z72.5. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

6 raw paths
High3 unique routes
risk(3 variants)
sexual behavior (heterosexual)→Z72.5(3 variants)
bisexual→Z72.5
homosexual→Z72.5
Problem (with) (related to)3 unique routes
life-style(3 variants)
high-risk sexual behavior (heterosexual)→Z72.5(3 variants)
bisexual→Z72.5
homosexual→Z72.5

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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