Z59.4 is the ICD-10 code for Lack of adequate food. It is a four-character subcategory of Z59 (Problems related to housing and economic circumstances), 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 Z59.4 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Z59.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z59.4Problem med mangel på fullverdig mat
DZ594Problem med mangel på tilstrækkelig mad
Z59.4Sopivan ravinnon riittämättömyys
Z59.4Alimentation défectueuse
Z59.4ontbreken van adequaat voedsel
Listed through more specific codes:
- Z59.41Food insecurity
- Z59.48Other specified lack of adequate food
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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