Z73Problems related to life management difficulty

Z73 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for problems related to life management difficulty. It belongs to block Z69-Z76 (persons encountering health services in other 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 9 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z73.0 (Burn-out), Z73.1 (pattern), Z73.2 (leisure), Z73.3 (classified), Z73.4 (classified), Z73.5 (classified), Z73.6 (disability), Z73.8 (difficulty) and 1 more.

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of Z73, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65).

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