T76 Non-Billable Code
Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, suspected
Chapter Classification
Chapter 19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Section Detail
T66-T78
Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- adult and child maltreatment, confirmed (T74.-)
- suspected abuse and maltreatment in pregnancy (O9A.3-, O9A.4-, O9A.5-)
- suspected adult physical abuse, ruled out (Z04.71)
- suspected adult sexual abuse, ruled out (Z04.41)
- suspected child physical abuse, ruled out (Z04.72)
- suspected child sexual abuse, ruled out (Z04.42)
sevenChrDef
- {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
- {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
- {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T76
useAdditionalCode
- code, if applicable, to identify any associated current injury
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- T76.0 - Neglect or abandonment, suspected
- T76.1 - Physical abuse, suspected
- T76.2 - Sexual abuse, suspected
- T76.3 - Psychological abuse, suspected
- T76.5 - Forced sexual exploitation, suspected
- T76.6 - Forced labor exploitation, suspected
- T76.9 - Unspecified maltreatment, suspected
- T76.A - Financial abuse, suspected
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