Z83.7 ICD-10-CA code: Family history of diseases of the digestive system
Z83.7 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Family history of diseases of the digestive system” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
Z83.7Family history of diseases of the digestive system
Short description: Family h/o dis of the digestive system
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written Z837
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to Z83.7. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- History (personal) (of), family, of, disease or disorder (of), digestive
Notes for Z83.7
As CIHI prints them, with any note Z83.7 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Conditions classifiable to (K00-K93)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Contact with or exposure to communicable disease in the family (Z20.-)From Z83 Family history of other specific disorders
- Follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)follow-up medical care and convalescence (Z42-Z51, Z54.-)when family or personal history is the reason for special screening or other examination or investigation (Z00-Z13)when the possibility that the fetus might be affected is the reason for observation or action during pregnancy (O35.-)From Z80-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
Note
- This chapter should not be used for international comparison or for primary mortality coding.Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as "diagnoses" or "problems". This can arise in two main ways:(a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.(b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury. Such factors may be elicited during population surveys, when the person may or may not be currently sick, or be recorded as an additional factor to be borne in mind when the person is receiving care for some illness or injury.From Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Where Z83.7 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
- 2Block Z80-Z99Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
- 3Category Z83Family history of other specific disorders
- 4Valid code Z83.7Family history of diseases of the digestive system
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code Z83.7 mean?
Z83.7 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Family history of diseases of the digestive system” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is Z83.7 in ICD-10-CA?
Z83.7 sits under Z83 Family history of other specific disorders, within Z80-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status, within Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99).
What coding notes apply to Z83.7?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for Z83.7, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
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