2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z59.8

Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z59.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
    (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances
      (Z55-Z65)
      • Problems related to housing and economic circumstances
        (Z59)

Z59.8 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other problems related to housing and economic circumstances. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances

Non-specific codes like Z59.8 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other problems related to housing and economic circumstances:

  • Z59.81 for Housing instability, housed - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z59.811 for Housing instability, housed, with risk of homelessness - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z59.812 for Housing instability, housed, homelessness in past 12 months - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z59.819 for Housing instability, housed unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z59.82 for Transportation insecurity - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z59.86 for Financial insecurity - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z59.87 for Material hardship due to limited financial resources, not elsewhere classified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z59.89 for Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances - BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Classification

Convert Z59.8 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: V60.89 - Housing/econo circum NEC
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.