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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Z55.0 Illiteracy and low-level literacy

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Z55.0 is the ICD-10 code for Illiteracy and low-level literacy. It is a four-character subcategory of Z55 (Problems related to education and literacy), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z55–Z65 (Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XXI · Z00–Z99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Z55.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

Z55.0Analfabetism och låg nivå på läs- och skrivkunnighet

NorwayICD-10-NO

Z55.0Problem i forbindelse med analfabetisme eller svært dårlig lese- eller skriveferdighet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DZ550Analfabetisme eller ringe læseevne

FinlandICD-10-FI

Z55.0Lukutaidottomuus tai heikko luku- ja kirjoitustaito

FranceICD-10-FR

Z55.0Analphabétisme et faible niveau éducatif

  • Z55.00Analphabétisme et illettrisme
  • Z55.08Faibles niveaux éducatifs, autres et sans précision
NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Z55.0analfabetisme en laag niveau van alfabetisme

United StatesICD-10-CM

Z55.0Illiteracy and low-level literacy

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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