Z56 is the ICD-10 code for Problems related to employment and unemployment. It is a three-character category divided into 8 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Z56 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of Z56
Z56 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DZ56Problemer med beskæftigelse og arbejdsløshed
Z56Työllisyyteen ja työttömyyteen liittyvät ongelmat
Z56Kontaktanlässe mit Bezug auf das Berufsleben
Z56Difficultés liées à l'emploi et au chômage
Z56problemen verband houdend met werk en werkloosheid
Listed through more specific codes:
- Z56.9Unspecified problems related to employment
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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