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Z59.812

Billable

Housing instability, housed, homelessness in past 12 months

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A person currently has housing but has experienced homelessness at some point during the past 12 months.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify the timeline—homelessness must have occurred within the past 12 months from the current encounter
  • •Document the duration and circumstances of the previous homelessness episode when available

Code Hierarchy

└Z59Problems related to housing and economic circumstances└Z59.8Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances└Z59.81Housing instability, housed└Z59.812Housing instability, housed, homelessness in past 12 months
└Z59.812Housing instability, housed, homelessness in past 12 months

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