Z62.4Emotional neglect of child
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Official Vietnamese name
- Thái độ thờ ơ cảm xúc với trẻ
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- household or Parent talking to the child in a dismissive or insensitive way. Lack of interest in the child, of sympathy for the child's difficulties and of praise and encouragement. Irritated reaction to anxious behaviour and absence of sufficient physical comforting and emotional warmth.
Related Z62 codes
Z62
Other problems related to upbringing
Z62.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Inadequate parental supervision and control
Z62.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Parental overprotection
Z62.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Institutional upbringing
Z62.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Hostility towards and scapegoating of child
Z62.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other problems related to neglect in upbringing
Z62.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Inappropriate parental pressure and other abnormal qualities of upbringing
Z62.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other specified problems related to upbringing
Z62.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Problem related to upbringing, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
