Problems related to life management difficulty
In Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76), chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services
14 billable codes under Z73: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.
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Instructional notes
Excludes2: not included here, code separately if applicable
- problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)
Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Covers when and how to use Z codes (Z00-Z99) for encounters and supplementary information, including contact, status, history, screening, aftercare, exams, and social determinants of health.
All codes under Z73
Z73 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- Z73.0Burn-out
- Z73.1Type A behavior pattern
- 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
- Z73.81Behavioral insomnia of childhood
- Z73.810Behavioral insomnia of childhood, sleep-onset association type
- Z73.811Behavioral insomnia of childhood, limit setting type
- Z73.812Behavioral insomnia of childhood, combined type
- Z73.819Behavioral insomnia of childhood, unspecified type
- Z73.82Dual sensory impairment
- Z73.89Other problems related to life management difficulty
- Z73.9Problem related to life management difficulty, unspecified
Z73 MS-DRG
As the principal diagnosis, all 14 billable codes under Z73 group to MS-DRG 951 (v44.0).
Other codes that refer to Z73
Notes on these codes point to Z73.
- Z72 Excludes2: problems related to life-management difficulty (Z73.-)
About the condition
Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.
Stress
Stress is how your brain and body respond to a challenge or demand. When you are stressed, your body releases certain hormones. Hormones are chemicals that travel in your bloodstream and control how different parts of your body work. The hormones that are released when you are stressed make you alert and ready to act. They can raise your blood pressure, heart rate, and blood glucose (blood sugar) levels. This response is sometimes called a "fight or flight" response.
Read more about stress on MedlinePlusCode history
Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.