Version 2024
Replaced Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z91.A5

Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's renal dialysis

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z91.A5
ICD-10 Code for:
Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's renal dialysis
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.A5 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 noncompliance with patient's renal dialysis. 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 Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's renal dialysis

Non-specific codes like Z91.A5 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 caregiver's noncompliance with patient's renal dialysis:

  • Use Z91.A51 for Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's renal dialysis due to financial hardship - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z91.A58 for Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's renal dialysis for other reason - BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Classification

New 2024 ICD-10-CM Code

Z91.A5 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2024, effective October 1, 2023. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2023. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2024 (October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024).

Replaced Code

This code was replaced in the 2024 ICD-10-CM code set with the code(s) listed below. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2023. This code was replaced for the FY 2024 (October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024).


  • Z91.A51 - Carers noncompl with pt renal dialysis due to fin hrdshp
  • Z91.A58 - Carers noncompl with pt renal dialysis for other reason

Replacement Code

Z91A5 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):

  • Z91.19 - Patient's noncompliance w oth medical treatment and regimen

Code History

  • FY 2024 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023