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
Z59- Problems related to housing and economic circumstances
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z59.0

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z59.0

Homelessness

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Billable/Specific Code

POA Exempt

Z59.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z59.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z59.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z59.0 may differ.

The following code(s) above Z59.0 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 Z59.0:

Z00-Z99
2021 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
Z59
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z59
Problems related to housing and economic circumstances
Type 2 Excludes
- problems related to upbringing (Z62.-)
Problems related to housing and economic circumstances

Approximate Synonyms

Homeless

Clinical Information

Persons lacking permanent or reliable shelter, variously due to poverty, lack of affordable housing, mental illness, substance abuse, juvenile alienation, or other factors.

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.

Z59.0 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Z59.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

951 Other factors influencing health status

Convert Z59.0 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
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to Z59.0:

Type 1 Excludes: Z76.4

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z76.4
Other boarder to healthcare facility
Type 1 Excludes
- homelessness (Z59.0)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z59.0:

Hobo Z59.0
Homelessness Z59.0
Lack of
- housing (permanent) (temporary) Z59.0
- shelter Z59.0
Migrant, social Z59.0
Migratory, migrating - see also condition
- person Z59.0
Nomad, nomadism Z59.0
Person (with)
- living (in)
  - without
    - housing Z59.0 (permanent) (temporary)
    - shelter Z59.0
Problem (with) (related to)
- homelessness Z59.0
Social
- migrant Z59.0
Tramp Z59.0
Transient Z59.0 (meaning homeless) - see also condition
Vagabond, vagabondage Z59.0
Vagrancy Z59.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Z59.0

Z57.3 Occupational exposure to other air contaminants

Z57.31 Occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke

Z57.39 Occupational exposure to other air contaminants

Z57.4 Occupational exposure to toxic agents in agriculture

Z57.5 Occupational exposure to toxic agents in other industries

Z57.6 Occupational exposure to extreme temperature

Z57.7 Occupational exposure to vibration

Z57.8 Occupational exposure to other risk factors

Z57.9 Occupational exposure to unspecified risk factor

Z59 Problems related to housing and economic circumstances

Z59.0 Homelessness

Z59.1 Inadequate housing

Z59.2 Discord with neighbors, lodgers and landlord

Z59.3 Problems related to living in residential institution

Z59.4 Lack of adequate food and safe drinking water

Z59.5 Extreme poverty

Z59.6 Low income

Z59.7 Insufficient social insurance and welfare support

Z59.8 Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances

Z59.9 Problem related to housing and economic circumstances, unspecified

Z60 Problems related to social environment

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

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z59.0

Homelessness

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Problems related to housing and economic circumstances

Other boarder to healthcare facility