Insufficient welfare support
- Z59.72 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- ICD-10-CM Z59.72 is a new 2025 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z59.72 – other international versions of ICD-10 Z59.72 may differ.
Applicable To
- Inadequate welfare support
The following code(s) above Z59.72 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to Z59.72:
- Z00-Z99 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Z59 Problems related to housing and economic circumstances
- Z59.7 Insufficient social insurance and welfare support
Present On Admission
- Z59.72 is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM Z59.72 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v42.0):
- 951 Other factors influencing health status
Code History
- 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): New code
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z59.72:
- Inadequate, inadequacy
- welfare support Z59.72
- Insufficiency, insufficient
- welfare support Z59.72