Z61 is the ICD-10 code for Problems related to negative life events in childhood. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block Z55–Z65 (Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Z61 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- maltreatment syndromes T74.-
Subcodes of Z61
- Z61.0Loss of love relationship in childhood
- Z61.1Removal from home in childhood
- Z61.2Altered pattern of family relationships in childhood
- Z61.3Events resulting in loss of self-esteem in childhood
- Z61.4Problems related to alleged sexual abuse of child by person within primary support group
- Z61.5Problems related to alleged sexual abuse of child by person outside primary support group
- Z61.6Problems related to alleged physical abuse of child
- Z61.7Personal frightening experience in childhood
- Z61.8Other negative life events in childhood
- Z61.9Negative life event in childhood, unspecified
Z61 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z61Problem som har samband med negativa händelser under barndomen
DZ61Problemer på grund af negative oplevelser i barndommen
Z61Lapsuuden kielteisiin elämänkokemuksiin liittyvät ongelmat
Z61Kontaktanlässe mit Bezug auf Kindheitserlebnisse
Z61Difficultés liées à une enfance malheureuse
Z61problemen verband houdend met negatieve levenservaringen in kindertijd
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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