Z55.0 - Illiteracy and low-level literacy
The ICD 10 Code for Illiteracy and low-level literacy is listed as Z55.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | Z55.0
|
| Description: | Illiteracy and low-level literacy |
| Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0) |
951 - Other Factors Influencing Health Status
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| Chapter | Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99) |
| Block | Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65) |
| Parent | Z55 - Problems related to education and literacy |
| ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: | V62.3 - Educational circumstances (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Z55.0: | |
| Z55.1 - Schooling unavailable and unattainable | |
| Z55.2 - Failed school examinations | |
| Z55.3 - Underachievement in school | |
| Z55.4 - Educational maladjustment and discord with teachers and classmates | |
| Z55.8 - Other problems related to education and literacy | |
| Z55.9 - Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified | |