Z91.A10 — Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's dietary regimen due to financial hardship
Is Z91.A10 billable?
Yes — Z91.A10 is billable for FY2027. Z91.A10 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Z91.A10 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Z91.A10 at a glance
| Code | Z91.A10 |
|---|---|
| Description | Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's dietary regimen due to financial hardship |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
What Medicare edits apply to Z91.A10?
The Medicare Code Editor screens inpatient claims before they are grouped. These edits name Z91.A10 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 Z91.A10 group to?
Z91.A10 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.
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How is Z91.A10 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Z91.A10. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Noncompliance › caregiver › with patient's › dietary regimen › due to › financial hardship
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z91
The conditions below are not part of Z91.A10, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z91.A10 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from Z77-Z99
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether Z91.A10 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)
Code also — inherited from Z91.A1
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether Z91.A10 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- , if applicable, food insecurity (Z59.4-)
How long has Z91.A10 existed?
Z91.A10 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.