Z72 Problems related to lifestyle

Category / Non-billable header 18 subcodes

Block: Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

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

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
Z72..0 Tobacco use Yes
Z72..3 Lack of physical exercise Yes
Z72..4 Inappropriate diet and eating habits Yes
Z72..5 High risk sexual behavior No
Z72..51 High risk heterosexual behavior Yes
Z72..52 High risk homosexual behavior Yes
Z72..53 High risk bisexual behavior Yes
Z72..6 Gambling and betting Yes
Z72..8 Other problems related to lifestyle No
Z72..81 Antisocial behavior No
Z72..810 Child and adolescent antisocial behavior Yes
Z72..811 Adult antisocial behavior Yes
Z72..82 Problems related to sleep No
Z72..820 Sleep deprivation Yes
Z72..821 Inadequate sleep hygiene Yes
Z72..823 Risk of suffocation (smothering) under another while sleeping Yes
Z72..89 Other problems related to lifestyle Yes
Z72..9 Problem related to lifestyle, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026