ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z56.5
Uncongenial work environment
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Quick facts
- Code
- Z56.5
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z56 — Problems related to employment and unemployment
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z56.5 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of uncongenial work environment. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in Z56
- Z56Problems related to employment and unemployment
- Z56.0Unemployment, unspecified
- Z56.1Change of job
- Z56.2Threat of job loss
- Z56.3Stressful work schedule
- Z56.4Discord with boss and workmates
- Z56.6Other physical and mental strain related to work
- Z56.8Other problems related to employment
- Z56.81Sexual harassment on the job
- Z56.82Military deployment status
- Z56.89Other problems related to employment
- Z56.9Unspecified problems related to employment
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