Diagnosis Code

Z60.9 PROBLEM RELATED TO SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z60.9

Short Description: Problem related to social environment, unspecified

Long Description: Problem related to social environment, unspecified

The code Z60.9 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 social environment (Z60)
        • Z60.9 Problem related to social environment, unspecified

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Alteration in social interaction
  • Disturbance in life pattern
  • Disturbance in life pattern
  • Disturbance in life pattern associated with community
  • Disturbance in life pattern associated with social status
  • Language difficulty
  • No adult family member literate in English
  • Personality trait causing social impairment
  • Poor social circumstances
  • Problem related to social environment
  • Problem situation relating to social and personal history
  • Social discord
  • Social environment related disease
  • Social maladjustment
  • Social problem
  • Social worker involved
  • Socialization alteration
  • Under care of social worker

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z60.9 Right Arrow V62.89 Psychological stress NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Z60 Problems related to social environment
Z60.0 Problems of adjustment to life-cycle transitions
Z60.2 Problems related to living alone
Z60.3 Acculturation difficulty
Z60.4 Social exclusion and rejection
Z60.5 Target of (perceived) adverse discrimination and persecution
Z60.8 Other problems related to social environment


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