Z55.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other problems related to education and 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
What Z55.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Inadequate teaching
Z55.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z55.8Andra specificerade problem i samband med utbildning, läs- och skrivkunnighet
Z55.8Annet spesifisert problem i forbindelse med utdannelse eller lese- eller skriveferdighet
DZ558Andet problem med undervisning eller læseevne
Z55.8Muu koulutukseen sekä luku- ja kirjoitustaitoon liittyvä ongelma
Z55.8Autres difficultés liées à l'éducation et l'alphabétisation
Z55.8overige gespecificeerde problemen verband houdend met onderwijs en
Z55.8Other problems related to education and 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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