Z73 is the ICD-10 code for Problems related to life-management difficulty. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Z73 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances Z55-Z65
Subcodes of Z73
- Z73.0Burn-out
- Z73.1Accentuation of personality traits
- Z73.2Lack of relaxation and leisure
- Z73.3Stress, not elsewhere classified
- Z73.4Inadequate social skills, not elsewhere classified
- Z73.5Social role conflict, not elsewhere classified
- Z73.6Limitation of activities due to disability
- Z73.8Other problems related to life-management difficulty
- Z73.9Problem related to life-management difficulty, unspecified
Z73 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z73Problem som har samband med svårigheter att kontrollera livssituationen
DZ73Problemer med at klare tilværelsen
Z73Elämäntilanteen hallintaan liittyvät ongelmat
Z73Probleme mit Bezug auf Schwierigkeiten bei der Lebensbewältigung
Z73Difficultés liées à l'orientation de son mode de vie
Z73problemen verband houdend met moeite om leven in te richten
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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