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Z55

Non-Billable (Header)

Problems related to education and literacy

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • disorders of psychological development (F80-F89)

Child Codes

Z55.0Illiteracy and low-level literacy
Z55.1Schooling unavailable and unattainable
Z55.2Failed school examinations
Z55.3Underachievement in school
Z55.4Educational maladjustment and discord with teachers and classmates
Z55.5Less than a high school diploma
Z55.6Problems related to health literacy
Z55.8Other problems related to education and literacy
Z55.9Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified

Code Hierarchy

└Z55Problems related to education and literacy
└Z55Problems related to education and literacy

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