Z55.9
ICD-10BillableProblems related to education and literacy, unspecified
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified
Z55.9 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Inclusion terms
- Academic problems NOS
Related codes in Z55
- Z55.0Illiteracy and low-level literacy
- Z55.1Schooling unavailable and unattainable
- Z55.2Failed school examinations
- Z55.3Underachievement in school
- Z55.4Educational maladjustment & discord w teachers & classmates
- Z55.5Less than a high school diploma
- Z55.6Problems related to health literacy
- Z55.8Other problems related to education and literacy
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- Z55
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.