2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z91.110Patient's noncompliance with dietary regimen due to financial hardship
Z91.110 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Patient's noncompliance with dietary regimen due to financial hardship. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). The code is not accepted as a principal diagnosis by the Medicare Code Editor and exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified status.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Code EditsBilling
Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z91.110.
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Z91.110 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review other POA exempt codes.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
- Noncompliance - Z91.199
- with
- due to
- financial hardship - Z91.110
External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance
References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.
- Noncompliance
- with
- dietary regimen
- due to
- financial hardship
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Code History & ChangesHistory
Replacement Z91.110 replaces the following previously assigned code(s):
- Z91.11 - Patient's noncompliance with dietary regimen
Questions About Z91.110Overview
Is Z91.110 (Patient's noncompliance with dietary regimen) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report Patient's noncompliance with dietary regimen due to financial hardship on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
Can Z91.110 be a principal diagnosis?
No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because Patient's noncompliance with dietary regimen due to financial hardship describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.
Is Z91.110 exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for Patient's noncompliance with dietary regimen due to financial hardship on inpatient claims.
