Z91.A10 – Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's dietary regimen due to financial hardship

ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code · Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status

Billable code

ICD-10-CM code Z91.A10

Code: Z91.A10 (claims format: Z91A10)
Description: Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's dietary regimen due to financial hardship
Short description: Carers noncompl with pt diet regimen due to financl hardship
Billable: Yes – valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Valid for: Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)
Chapter: 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Block: Z77-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
Parent codes: Z91 › Z91.A › Z91.A1

Notes inherited from parent codes

Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.

Z91 – Personal risk factors, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 (not included here):

contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health (Z77.-)
exposure to pollution and other problems related to physical environment (Z77.1-)
female genital mutilation status (N90.81-)
occupational exposure to risk factors (Z57.-)
personal history of physical injury and trauma (Z87.81, Z87.82-)

Z91.A1 – Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's dietary regimen

Applicable to:

Caregiver's inability to comply with patient's dietary regimen

Code also:

, if applicable, food insecurity (Z59.4-)

Block Z77-Z99

Code also:

any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)

Index terms for Z91.A10

Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:

Noncompliance, caregiver, with patient's, dietary regimen, due to, financial hardship

Related codes in Z91.A1

Z91.A18 – Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's dietary regimen for other reasonBillable

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10 code Z91.A10?

Z91.A10 is the ICD-10-CM code for caregiver's noncompliance with patient's dietary regimen due to financial hardship, in the block Z77-Z99 (Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status).

Is Z91.A10 a billable code?

Yes. Z91.A10 is a billable/specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What category does Z91.A10 belong to?

It belongs to category Z91 – Personal risk factors, not elsewhere classified.

Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code files, tabular list and index. Reference only – code assignment must follow the official ICD-10-CM guidelines and documentation in the medical record.