Z83.51 – Family history of eye disorders

ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code · Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status

Non-billable header

ICD-10-CM code Z83.51

Code: Z83.51 (claims format: Z8351)
Description: Family history of eye disorders
Billable: No – use a more specific code below
Valid for: Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)
Chapter: 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Block: Z77-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
Parent codes: Z83 › Z83.5

Billable codes under Z83.51

Z83.51 is a header code and cannot be used on claims. Choose the most specific code:

Z83.511 – Family history of glaucomaBillable
Z83.518 – Family history of other specified eye disorderBillable

Notes for Z83.51

Applicable to:

Conditions classifiable to H00-H53, H55-H59

Excludes2 (not included here):

family history of blindness and visual loss (Z82.1)

Notes inherited from parent codes

Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.

Z83 – Family history of other specific disorders

Excludes2 (not included here):

contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable disease in the family (Z20.-)

Block Z77-Z99

Code also:

any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)

Related codes in Z83.5

Z83.52 – Family history of ear disordersBillable

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10 code Z83.51?

Z83.51 is the ICD-10-CM code for family history of eye disorders, in the block Z77-Z99 (Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status).

Is Z83.51 a billable code?

No. Z83.51 is a header code with more specific child codes; report one of the billable codes listed above.

What category does Z83.51 belong to?

It belongs to category Z83 – Family history of other specific disorders.

Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code files, tabular list and index. Reference only – code assignment must follow the official ICD-10-CM guidelines and documentation in the medical record.