Z72.6 is the ICD-10 code for Gambling and betting. It is a four-character subcategory of Z72 (Problems related to lifestyle), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z70–Z76 (Persons encountering health services in other circumstances) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Z72.6 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- compulsive or pathological gambling F63.0
Z72.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z72.6Spel och vadhållning
Z72.6Problem i forbindelse med hasardspill eller vedding
DZ726Problem med spil eller væddemål
Z72.6Uhkapeli ja vedonlyönti
Z72.6Jeu et pari
Z72.6gokken en wedden
Z72.6Gambling and betting
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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