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
Z56- Problems related to employment and unemployment

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z56.0

Unemployment, unspecified

2016

2017

2018

2019

Billable/Specific Code

POA Exempt

Z56.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM Z56.0 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z56.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z56.0 may differ.

The following code(s) above Z56.0 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 Z56.0:

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
Z56
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z56
Problems related to employment and unemployment
Type 2 Excludes
- occupational exposure to risk factors (Z57.-)
- problems related to housing and economic circumstances (Z59.-)
Problems related to employment and unemployment

Approximate Synonyms

Unemployed
Unemployment

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.

Z56.0 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Z56.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):

951 Other factors influencing health status

Convert Z56.0 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z56.0:

Problem (with) (related to)
- employment Z56.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z56.9
  Unspecified problems related to employment
  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
  Applicable To
  Occupational problems NOS
  - unemployment Z56.0
- unemployment Z56.0
Unemployment, anxiety concerning Z56.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Z56.0

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

Z56.81 Sexual harassment on the job

Z56.82 Military deployment status

Z56.89 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.

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z56.0

Unemployment, unspecified

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Problems related to employment and unemployment

Unspecified problems related to employment