Z55.3
Underachievement in school
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where Z55.3 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- Z55 Parent Problems related to education and literacy
- Z55.3 This code Underachievement in school
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Excludes1
disorders of psychological development (F80-F89)
Inherited from Z55 — Problems related to education and literacy
Version History
How Z55.3 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentUnderachievement in school
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedUnderachievement in school
Related Codes
Other codes under Z55
- Z55.0 Illiteracy and low-level literacy Billable
- Z55.1 Schooling unavailable and unattainable Billable
- Z55.2 Failed school examinations Billable
- Z55.4 Educational maladjustment and discord with teachers and classmates Billable
- Z55.5 Less than a high school diploma Billable
- Z55.6 Problems related to health literacy Billable
- Z55.8 Other problems related to education and literacy Billable
- Z55.9 Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified Billable
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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