Z56.8Other problems related to employment

Z56.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other problems related to employment. It belongs to category Z56 (problems related to employment and unemployment), block Z55-Z65 (persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances) and chapter 21 (factors influencing health status and contact with health services). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Z56, choose Z56.8 (Other problems related to employment) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: unemployment, unspecified (Z56.0), change of job (Z56.1), threat of job loss (Z56.2), stressful work schedule (Z56.3), discord with boss and workmates (Z56.4), Uncongenial work environment (Z56.5), other physical and mental strain related to work (Z56.6) and unspecified problems related to employment (Z56.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z56.81 (job), Z56.82 (status) and Z56.89 (employment).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.