Z72.820 — Sleep deprivation
Is Z72.820 billable?
Yes — Z72.820 is billable for FY2027. Z72.820 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Z72.820 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Z72.820 at a glance
| Code | Z72.820 |
|---|---|
| Description | Sleep deprivation |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does Z72.820 group to?
Z72.820 sits in MDC 23 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
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How is Z72.820 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Z72.820. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Deprivation › sleep
- Lack of › sleep
- Sleep › deprivation
- Lack of › adequate › sleep
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with Z72.820 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- insomnia (G47.0-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Z72.820.
- Lack of adequate sleep
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z72
The conditions below are not part of Z72.820, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z72.820 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has Z72.820 existed?
Z72.820 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.