ICD-10-CM Codes
Z00-Z99
Z55-Z65
Z55-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55.5

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55.5

Less than a high school diploma

2022 - New Code

2023

Billable/Specific Code

POA Exempt

Z55.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM Z55.5 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z55.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z55.5 may differ.

Applicable To

No general equivalence degree (GED)

The following code(s) above Z55.5 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 Z55.5:

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
Z55
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55
Problems related to education and literacy
Type 1 Excludes
- disorders of psychological development (F80-F89)
Problems related to education and literacy

Present On Admission

POA Help

"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.

Z55.5 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Z55.5 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

951 Other factors influencing health status

Code History

2022 (effective 10/1/2021): New code
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z55.5:

Educational handicap Z55.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55.9
Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified
Applicable To
Academic problems NOS
- less than a high school diploma Z55.5
- no general equivalence degree Z55.5 (GED)
Less than a high school diploma Z55.5
No general equivalence degree Z55.5 (GED)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Z55.5

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

Z56.1 Change of job

Z56.2 Threat of job loss

Z56.3 Stressful work schedule

Z56.4 Discord with boss and workmates

Z56.5 Uncongenial work environment

Z56.6 Other physical and mental strain related to work

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 Z55.5

Less than a high school diploma

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Problems related to education and literacy

Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified