Z59.82

Billable
ChapterZ00–Z99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Transportation insecurity

Metadata & Insights
  • Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Excessive transportation time
  • Inaccessible transportation
  • Inadequate transportation
  • Lack of transportation
  • Unaffordable transportation
  • Unreliable transportation
  • Unsafe transportation
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • unavailability and inaccessibility of healthcare facilities (Z75.3)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH21Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Z55-Z65Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)
Z59Problems related to housing and economic circumstances
Z59.8Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances
Z59.82Transportation insecurityBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Z59.82:

categoryZ59
Problems related to housing and economic circumstances
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Code History

  • FY 2022: This code replaced Z59.89 (Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances)

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

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