Z59 Problems related to housing and economic circumstances

Category / Non-billable header 32 subcodes

Block: Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • problems related to upbringing (Z62.-)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
Z59..0 Homelessness No
Z59..00 Homelessness unspecified Yes
Z59..01 Sheltered homelessness Yes
Z59..02 Unsheltered homelessness Yes
Z59..1 Inadequate housing No
Z59..10 Inadequate housing, unspecified Yes
Z59..11 Inadequate housing environmental temperature Yes
Z59..12 Inadequate housing utilities Yes
Z59..19 Other inadequate housing Yes
Z59..2 Discord with neighbors, lodgers and landlord Yes
Z59..3 Problems related to living in residential institution Yes
Z59..4 Lack of adequate food No
Z59..41 Food insecurity Yes
Z59..48 Other specified lack of adequate food Yes
Z59..5 Extreme poverty Yes
Z59..6 Low income Yes
Z59..7 Insufficient social insurance and welfare support No
Z59..71 Insufficient health insurance coverage Yes
Z59..72 Insufficient welfare support Yes
Z59..8 Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances No
Z59..81 Housing instability, housed No
Z59..811 Housing instability, housed, with risk of homelessness Yes
Z59..812 Housing instability, housed, homelessness in past 12 months Yes
Z59..819 Housing instability, housed unspecified Yes
Z59..82 Transportation insecurity Yes
Z59..86 Financial insecurity No
Z59..861 Financial insecurity, difficulty paying for utilities Yes
Z59..868 Other specified financial insecurity Yes
Z59..869 Financial insecurity, unspecified Yes
Z59..87 Material hardship due to limited financial resources, not elsewhere classified Yes
Z59..89 Other problems related to housing and economic circumstances Yes
Z59..9 Problem related to housing and economic circumstances, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026