ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for care
Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Care (of) (for) (following)”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding care
The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for care; the code depends on the details below.
More specific care codes (official index)
- child (routine) Z76.2 — Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child
- comfort Z51.5 — Encounter for palliative care
- family member (handicapped) (sick)
- creating problem for family Z63.6 — Dependent relative needing care at home
- provided away from home for holiday relief Z75.5 — Holiday relief care
- unavailable, due to
- absence (person rendering care) (sufferer) Z74.2 — Need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care
- inability (any reason) of person rendering care Z74.2 — Need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care
- foundling Z76.1 — Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling
- holiday relief Z75.5 — Holiday relief care
- hospice Z51.5 — Encounter for palliative care
- improper
- lack of (at or after birth) (infant)
- lactating mother Z39.1 — Encounter for care and examination of lactating mother
- palliative Z51.5 — Encounter for palliative care
- postpartum
- immediately after delivery Z39.0 — Encounter for care and examination of mother immediately after delivery
- routine follow-up Z39.2 — Encounter for routine postpartum follow-up
- respite Z75.5 — Holiday relief care
- unavailable, due to
- absence of person rendering care Z74.2 — Need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care
- inability (any reason) of person rendering care Z74.2 — Need for assistance at home and no other household member able to render care
- well-baby Z76.2 — Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child
Common questions about care ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for child care?
- Z76.2 — Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child.
What is the ICD-10 code for comfort care?
- Z51.5 — Encounter for palliative care.
What is the ICD-10 code for foundling care?
- Z76.1 — Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling.
What is the ICD-10 code for holiday relief care?
- Z75.5 — Holiday relief care.
What is the ICD-10 code for hospice care?
- Z51.5 — Encounter for palliative care.
What is the ICD-10 code for lactating mother care?
- Z39.1 — Encounter for care and examination of lactating mother.
What is the ICD-10 code for palliative care?
- Z51.5 — Encounter for palliative care.