ICD-10-CM Codes
Z00-Z99
Z55-Z65
Z55-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55

Problems related to education and literacy

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

Z55 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM Z55 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z55 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z55 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as Z55. A type 1 excludes note is for used for 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
ICD-10-CM Range F80-F89
Pervasive and specific developmental disorders
- F80 Specific developmental disorders of spee...
- F81 Specific developmental disorders of scho...
- F82 Specific developmental disorder of motor...
- F84 Pervasive developmental disorders
- F88 Other disorders of psychological develop...
- F89 Unspecified disorder of psychological de...
)

The following code(s) above Z55 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to Z55:

Z00-Z99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range Z00-Z99
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Note
- Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
- (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
- (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Z55

Z53.20 Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for unspecified reasons

Z53.21 Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care provider

Z53.29 Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other reasons

Z53.3 Procedure converted to open procedure

Z53.31 Laparoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure

Z53.32 Thoracoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure

Z53.33 Arthroscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure

Z53.39 Other specified procedure converted to open procedure

Z53.8 Procedure and treatment not carried out for other reasons

Z53.9 Procedure and treatment not carried out, unspecified reason

Z55 Problems related to education and literacy

Z55.0 Illiteracy and low-level literacy

Z55.1 Schooling unavailable and unattainable

Z55.2 Failed school examinations

Z55.3 Underachievement in school

Z55.4 Educational maladjustment and discord with teachers and classmates

Z55.5 Less than a high school diploma

Z55.8 Other problems related to education and literacy

Z55.9 Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified

Z56 Problems related to employment and unemployment

Z56.0 Unemployment, unspecified

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55

Problems related to education and literacy

Pervasive and specific developmental disorders

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services