Z91.A
Header — not billableCaregiver's noncompliance with patient's medical treatment and regimen
The ICD-10 code for caregiver's noncompliance with patient's medical treatment and regimen is Z91.A.
Z91.A is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Z91.A
- Z91.A1Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's dietary regimennon-billable header
- Z91.A2Caregiver's intentional underdosing of patient's medication regimennon-billable header
- Z91.A3Caregiver's unintentional underdosing of patient's medication regimen
- Z91.A4Caregiver's other noncompliance with patient's medication regimennon-billable header
- Z91.A5Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's renal dialysisnon-billable header
- Z91.A9Caregiver's noncompliance with patient's other medical treatment and regimennon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- Z91.0Allergy status, other than to drugs and biological substancesnon-billable header
- Z91.1Patient's noncompliance with medical treatment and regimennon-billable header
- Z91.4Personal history of psychological trauma, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- Z91.5Personal history of self-harmnon-billable header
- Z91.8Other specified personal risk factors, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- Z91.BPersonal risk factor of exposure to diethylstilbestrol
- Z91.ACaregiver's noncompliance with patient's medical treatment and regimennon-billable header