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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Z59.5 Extreme poverty

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Z59.5 is the ICD-10 code for Extreme poverty. 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

Z59.5 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

Z59.5Extrem fattigdom

NorwayICD-10-NO

Z59.5Problem med ekstrem fattigdom

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DZ595Problem med ekstrem fattigdom

FinlandICD-10-FI

Z59.5Äärimmäinen köyhyys

FranceICD-10-FR

Z59.5Pauvreté extrême

  • Z59.50Absence totale de revenu, d’aide et de prestation financières
  • Z59.58Situations de pauvreté extrême, autres et sans précision
NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Z59.5extreme armoede

United StatesICD-10-CM

Z59.5Extreme poverty

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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