2025 ICD-10-CM code Z72.3
Lack of physical exercise.
This code is used to document a lifestyle factor that may influence the patient's health status, and it does not typically require specific medical necessity justification.
Clinicians should counsel patients on the benefits of regular physical activity and encourage them to adopt a more active lifestyle.
- Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
- Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)
In simple words: This code indicates that the patient is not getting enough physical activity.
Lack of adequate physical activity or exercise.
Example 1: A patient visits their doctor for a routine check-up and expresses concern about their sedentary lifestyle. The physician documents Z72.3 to reflect the patient's lack of exercise., A patient with a history of obesity is advised by their doctor to increase their physical activity levels. The doctor uses Z72.3 to indicate the patient's current lack of exercise as a factor influencing their health status., During a pre-employment physical, a patient reports a lack of regular exercise. Z72.3 is documented to indicate this lifestyle factor.
Documentation should support the patient's lack of physical activity and any related health concerns.
** Excludes2: problems related to life-management difficulty (Z73.-) and problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65).
- Specialties:Primary care, preventive medicine, sports medicine, and any specialty addressing lifestyle factors.
- Place of Service:Office, Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, etc.