ICD-10 block
Z55–Z65 Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances
The block Z55–Z65 of ICD-10 is titled “Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances”. It is part of Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services, and holds 11 groups.
Codes in Z55–Z65
- Z55.0Illiteracy and low-level literacy
- Z55.1Schooling unavailable and unattainable
- Z55.2Failed examinations
- Z55.3Underachievement in school
- Z55.4Educational maladjustment and discord with teachers and classmates
- Z55.8Other problems related to education and literacy
- Z55.9Problem related to education and literacy, unspecified
- Z57.0Occupational exposure to noise
- Z57.1Occupational exposure to radiation
- Z57.2Occupational exposure to dust
- Z57.3Occupational exposure to other air contaminants
- Z57.4Occupational exposure to toxic agents in agriculture
- Z57.5Occupational exposure to toxic agents in other industries
- Z57.6Occupational exposure to extreme temperature
- Z57.7Occupational exposure to vibration
- Z57.8Occupational exposure to other risk-factors
- Z57.9Occupational exposure to unspecified risk-factor
- Z58.0Exposure to noise
- Z58.1Exposure to air pollution
- Z58.2Exposure to water pollution
- Z58.3Exposure to soil pollution
- Z58.4Exposure to radiation
- Z58.5Exposure to other pollution
- Z58.6Inadequate drinking-water supply
- Z58.7Exposure to tobacco smoke
- Z58.8Other problems related to physical environment
- Z58.9Problem related to physical environment, unspecified
- Z59.0Homelessness
- Z59.1Inadequate housing
- Z59.2Discord with neighbours, lodgers and landlord
- Z59.3Problems related to living in residential institution
- Z59.4Lack of adequate food
- Z59.5Extreme poverty
- Z59.6Low income
- Z59.7Insufficient social insurance and welfare support
- Z59.8Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances
- Z59.9Problem related to housing and economic circumstances, unspecified
- Z60.0Problems of adjustment to life-cycle transitions
- Z60.1Atypical parenting situation
- Z60.2Living alone
- Z60.3Acculturation difficulty
- Z60.4Social exclusion and rejection
- Z60.5Target of perceived adverse discrimination and persecution
- Z60.8Other problems related to social environment
- Z60.9Problem related to social environment, unspecified
- Z61.0Loss of love relationship in childhood
- Z61.1Removal from home in childhood
- Z61.2Altered pattern of family relationships in childhood
- Z61.3Events resulting in loss of self-esteem in childhood
- Z61.4Problems related to alleged sexual abuse of child by person within primary support group
- Z61.5Problems related to alleged sexual abuse of child by person outside primary support group
- Z61.6Problems related to alleged physical abuse of child
- Z61.7Personal frightening experience in childhood
- Z61.8Other negative life events in childhood
- Z61.9Negative life event in childhood, unspecified
- Z62.0Inadequate parental supervision and control
- Z62.1Parental overprotection
- Z62.2Institutional upbringing
- Z62.3Hostility towards and scapegoating of child
- Z62.4Emotional neglect of child
- Z62.5Other problems related to neglect in upbringing
- Z62.6Inappropriate parental pressure and other abnormal qualities of upbringing
- Z62.8Other specified problems related to upbringing
- Z62.9Problem related to upbringing, unspecified
- Z63.0Problems in relationship with spouse or partner
- Z63.1Problems in relationship with parents and in-laws
- Z63.2Inadequate family support
- Z63.3Absence of family member
- Z63.4Disappearance and death of family member
- Z63.5Disruption of family by separation and divorce
- Z63.6Dependent relative needing care at home
- Z63.7Other stressful life events affecting family and household
- Z63.8Other specified problems related to primary support group
- Z63.9Problem related to primary support group, unspecified
- Z64.0Problems related to unwanted pregnancy
- Z64.1Problems related to multiparity
- Z64.2Seeking and accepting physical, nutritional and chemical interventions known to be hazardous and harmful
- Z64.3Seeking and accepting behavioural and psychological interventions known to be hazardous and harmful
- Z64.4Discord with counsellors
- Z65.0Conviction in civil and criminal proceedings without imprisonment
- Z65.1Imprisonment and other incarceration
- Z65.2Problems related to release from prison
- Z65.3Problems related to other legal circumstances
- Z65.4Victim of crime and terrorism
- Z65.5Exposure to disaster, war and other hostilities
- Z65.8Other specified problems related to psychosocial circumstances
- Z65.9Problem related to unspecified psychosocial circumstances
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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