Diagnosis Code

Z59.41 FOOD INSECURITY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z59.41

Short Description: Food insecurity

Long Description: Food insecurity

The code Z59.41 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)
      • Problems related to housing and economic circumstances (Z59)
        • Z59.41 Food insecurity

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Food insecurity
  • Mild food insecurity on United States household food security survey module
  • Moderate food insecurity on United States household food security survey module
  • Severe food insecurity on United States household food security survey module
  • Transport problem
  • Transportation insecurity limiting access to food

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Z59 Problems related to housing and economic circumstances
Z59.0 Homelessness
Z59.00 Homelessness unspecified
Z59.01 Sheltered homelessness
Z59.02 Unsheltered homelessness
Z59.1 Inadequate housing
Z59.10 Inadequate housing, unspecified
Z59.11 Inadequate housing environmental temperature
Z59.12 Inadequate housing utilities
Z59.19 Other inadequate housing
Z59.2 Discord with neighbors, lodgers and landlord
Z59.3 Problems related to living in residential institution
Z59.4 Lack of adequate food
Z59.48 Other specified lack of adequate food
Z59.5 Extreme poverty
Z59.6 Low income
Z59.7 Insufficient social insurance and welfare support
Z59.8 Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances
Z59.81 Housing instability, housed
Z59.811 Housing instability, housed, with risk of homelessness
Z59.812 Housing instability, housed, homelessness in past 12 months
Z59.819 Housing instability, housed unspecified
Z59.82 Transportation insecurity
Z59.86 Financial insecurity
Z59.87 Material hardship due to limited financial resources, not elsewhere classified
Z59.89 Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances
Z59.9 Problem related to housing and economic circumstances, unspecified


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