Z59 Problems related to housing and economic circumstances
ICD-10-CM category Z59 sits in Chapter 21 (Factors influencing health status and contact with health services, Z00-Z99). It contains 25 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
Z59.0 HomelessnessZ59.1 Inadequate housingZ59.4 Lack of adequate foodZ59.7 Insufficient social insurance and welfare supportZ59.8 Other problems related to housing and economic circumstancesZ59.81 Housing instability, housedZ59.86 Financial insecurity
Billable codes in Z59
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
Z59.00 | Homelessness unspecified |
Z59.01 | Sheltered homelessness |
Z59.02 | Unsheltered homelessness |
Z59.10 | Inadequate housing, unspecified |
Z59.11 | Inadequate housing environmental temperature |
Z59.12 | Inadequate housing utilities |
Z59.19 | Other inadequate housing |
Z59.2 | Discord with neighbors, lodgers and landlord |
Z59.3 | Problems related to living in residential institution |
Z59.41 | Food insecurity |
Z59.48 | Other specified lack of adequate food |
Z59.5 | Extreme poverty |
Z59.6 | Low income |
Z59.71 | Insufficient health insurance coverage |
Z59.72 | Insufficient welfare support |
Z59.811 | Housing instability, housed, with risk of homelessness |
Z59.812 | Housing instability, housed, homelessness in past 12 months |
Z59.819 | Housing instability, housed unspecified |
Z59.82 | Transportation insecurity |
Z59.861 | Financial insecurity, difficulty paying for utilities |
Z59.868 | Other specified financial insecurity |
Z59.869 | Financial insecurity, unspecified |
Z59.87 | Material hardship due to limited financial resources, not elsewhere classified |
Z59.89 | Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances |
Z59.9 | Problem related to housing and economic circumstances, unspecified |
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