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Z59.86

Financial insecurity

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

Z59Z59.8Z59.86

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

  • Burdensome debt
  • Economic strain
  • Financial strain
  • Money problems
  • Running out of money
  • Unable to make ends meet

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

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

  • Z59.5 - extreme poverty (Z59.5)
  • Z59.6 - low income (Z59.6)
  • Z59.87 - material hardship, not elsewhere classified (Z59.87)

Specific Codes (3)

Z59.861Billable

Financial insecurity, difficulty paying for utilities

Z59.868Billable

Other specified financial insecurity

Z59.869Billable

Financial insecurity, unspecified

Related Codes

Z59.81Category

Housing instability, housed

Z59.82Billable

Transportation insecurity

Z59.87Billable

Material hardship due to limited financial resources, not elsewhere classified

Z59.89Billable

Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances

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