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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

Z59.41

Food insecurity

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where Z59.41 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. Z59 Problems related to housing and economic circumstances
  2. Z59.4 Parent Lack of adequate food
  3. Z59.41 This code Food insecurity

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.

Excludes2

deprivation of food ( T73.0 )

Inherited from Z59.4 — Lack of adequate food

Excludes2

problems related to upbringing ( Z62 .-)

Inherited from Z59 — Problems related to housing and economic circumstances

Excludes2

effects of hunger ( T73.0 )

Inherited from Z59.4 — Lack of adequate food

Excludes2

inappropriate diet or eating habits ( Z72.4 )

Inherited from Z59.4 — Lack of adequate food

Excludes2

malnutrition (E40-E46)

Inherited from Z59.4 — Lack of adequate food

Version History

How Z59.41 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Food insecurity

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Food insecurity

Related Codes

Other codes under Z59.4

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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