Z72.4 is the ICD-10 code for Inappropriate diet and eating habits. It is a four-character subcategory of Z72 (Problems related to lifestyle), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z70–Z76 (Persons encountering health services in other 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 Z72.4 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- behavioural eating disorders of infancy or childhood F98.2-F98.3
- eating disorders F50.-
- lack of adequate food Z59.4
- malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies E40-E64
Z72.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z72.4Problem i forbindelse med uhensiktsmessig kosthold eller spisevaner
DZ724Problem med forkerte kost- og spisevaner
Z72.4Sopimaton ruokavalio ja sopimattomat ruokailutavat
Z72.4Régime et habitudes alimentaires inadéquats
Z72.4slechte voedings- en eetgewoonten
Z72.4Inappropriate diet and eating habits
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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