ICD-10-CM Codes
Z00-Z99 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Z55-Z65 Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances
Z55- Problems related to education and literacy

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55.8

Other problems related to education and literacy

2016

2017

2018

2019

Billable/Specific Code

POA Exempt

Z55.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM Z55.8 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z55.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z55.8 may differ.

Applicable To

Problems related to inadequate teaching

The following code(s) above Z55.8 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 Z55.8:

Z00-Z99
2019 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.

Z55.8 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Z55.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):

951 Other factors influencing health status

Convert Z55.8 to ICD-9-CM

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

Code annotations containing back-references to Z55.8:

Type 2 Excludes: F81.2

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F81.2
Mathematics disorder
Applicable To
- Developmental acalculia
- Developmental arithmetical disorder
- Developmental Gerstmann's syndrome
- Specific learning disorder, with impairment in mathematics
Type 1 Excludes
- acalculia NOS (R48.8)
Type 2 Excludes
- arithmetical difficulties associated with a reading disorder (F81.0)
- arithmetical difficulties associated with a spelling disorder (F81.81)
- arithmetical difficulties due to inadequate teaching (Z55.8)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z55.8:

Difficult, difficulty (in)
- spelling (specific) F81.81
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F81.81
  Disorder of written expression
  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Specific learning disorder, with impairment in written expression
  Specific spelling disorder
  - due to inadequate teaching Z55.8
Educational handicap Z55.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55.9
Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified
Applicable To
Academic problems NOS
- specified NEC Z55.8
Handicap, handicapped
- educational Z55.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55.9
  Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
  Applicable To
  Academic problems NOS
  - specified NEC Z55.8
Inadequate, inadequacy
- teaching affecting education Z55.8
Problem (with) (related to)
- education Z55.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55.9
  Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
  Applicable To
  Academic problems NOS
  - specified NEC Z55.8
- literacy Z55.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55.9
  Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
  Applicable To
  Academic problems NOS
  - specified NEC Z55.8
- academic Z55.8
- inadequate teaching affecting education Z55.8

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Z55.8

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

Z55.8 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

Z56.8 Other problems related to employment

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

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z55.8

Other problems related to education and literacy

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Problems related to education and literacy

Mathematics disorder

Disorder of written expression

Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified

Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified

Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified

Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified