ICD-10 code for financial problem affecting care NOS

The ICD-10-CM code for financial problem affecting care NOS is Z59.9 (Problem related to housing and economic circumstances, unspecified). The official index lists 6 more specific codes, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on Z59.9.

Within Z59, choose Z59.9 (Problem related to housing and economic circumstances, unspecified) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: homelessness (Z59.0), inadequate housing (Z59.1), discord with neighbors, lodgers and landlord (Z59.2), problems related to living in residential institution (Z59.3), lack of adequate food (Z59.4), extreme poverty (Z59.5), low income (Z59.6), insufficient social insurance and welfare support (Z59.7) and 1 more.

It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 951 (Other Factors Influencing Health Status, relative weight 0.5577), in MDC 23 (Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.