Z59.82 — Transportation insecurity
Is Z59.82 billable?
Yes — Z59.82 is billable for FY2027. Z59.82 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Z59.82 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Z59.82 at a glance
| Code | Z59.82 |
|---|---|
| Description | Transportation insecurity |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
What Medicare edits apply to Z59.82?
The Medicare Code Editor screens inpatient claims before they are grouped. These edits name Z59.82 directly.
CMS will reject this code as the principal diagnosis on an inpatient claim. It describes something other than the condition chiefly responsible for the admission.
Which MS-DRGs does Z59.82 group to?
Z59.82 sits in MDC 23 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 951Other Factors Influencing Health Statusmedical
How is Z59.82 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Z59.82. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Unaffordable transportation
- Unreliable transportation
- Unsafe transportation
- Excess, excessive, excessively › transportation time
- Inaccessible, inaccessibility › transportation
- Inadequate, inadequacy › transportation
- Insecurity › transportation
- Lack of › transportation
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of Z59.82, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z59.82 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- unavailability and inaccessibility of healthcare facilities (Z75.3)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Z59.82.
- Excessive transportation time
- Inaccessible transportation
- Inadequate transportation
- Lack of transportation
- Unaffordable transportation
- Unreliable transportation
- Unsafe transportation
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z59
The conditions below are not part of Z59.82, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z59.82 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- problems related to upbringing (Z62.-)
How long has Z59.82 existed?
Z59.82 first appears in FY2023.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.