Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z91.A2

Caregiver's intentional underdosing of patient's medication regimen

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z91.A2
ICD-10 Code for:
Carers intentl underdosing of patient's medication regimen
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 family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
      (Z77-Z99)
      • Personal risk factors, not elsewhere classified
        (Z91)

Z91.A2 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of caregiver's intentional underdosing of patient's medication regimen. 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 Carers intentl underdosing of patient's medication regimen

Non-specific codes like Z91.A2 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 carers intentl underdosing of patient's medication regimen:

  • Use Z91.A20 for Caregiver's intentional underdosing of patient's medication regimen due to financial hardship - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z91.A28 for Caregiver's intentional underdosing of medication regimen for other reason - BILLABLE CODE

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023