ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z55
Problems related to education and literacy
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- Z55
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z55
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z55 is a category (header) for problems related to education and literacy. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in Z55
- Z55.0Illiteracy and low-level literacy
- Z55.1Schooling unavailable and unattainable
- Z55.2Failed school examinations
- Z55.3Underachievement in school
- Z55.4Educational maladjustment and discord with teachers and classmates
- Z55.5Less than a high school diploma
- Z55.6Problems related to health literacy
- Z55.8Other problems related to education and literacy
- Z55.9Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified
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