Problems related to education and literacy (Z55)

• ICD-10 Index

  • 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 education and literacy (Z55)

        • Z55 - Problems related to education and literacy NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • Z55.0 - Illiteracy and low-level literacy BILLABLE CODE
        • Z55.1 - Schooling unavailable and unattainable BILLABLE CODE
        • Z55.2 - Failed school examinations BILLABLE CODE
        • Z55.3 - Underachievement in school BILLABLE CODE
        • Z55.4 - Educational maladjustment & discord w teachers & classmates BILLABLE CODE
        • Z55.5 - Less than a high school diploma BILLABLE CODE
        • Z55.8 - Other problems related to education and literacy BILLABLE CODE
        • Z55.9 - Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified BILLABLE CODE

Instructional Notations

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• disorders of psychological development F80 F89