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Z59.12

Inadequate housing utilities

Billable

Code Hierarchy

Z59Z59.1Z59.12

Chapter: 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Section: Z55-Z65 - Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Lack of electricity services
  • Lack of gas services
  • Lack of oil services
  • Lack of water services

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented

  • Z58.81 - basic services unavailable in physical environment (Z58.81)
  • Z59.861 - financial insecurity, difficulty paying for utilities (Z59.861)
  • lack of adequate food (Z59.4-)
  • other problems related to housing and economic circumstances (Z59.8-)

Related Codes

Z59.10Billable

Inadequate housing, unspecified

Z59.11Billable

Inadequate housing environmental temperature

Z59.19Billable

Other inadequate housing

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