Z74.1
BillableNeed for assistance with personal care
Need for assistance with personal care
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- dependence on enabling machines or devices NEC (Z99.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Bathing-hygiene deficit57982001
- Bathing-hygiene self-care deficit57982001
- Self-bathing/hygiene deficit57982001
- Continence assisted129029000
- Needs help with dressing129039006
- Bathing assisted129040008
- Needs assistance to bathe one body part such as leg or back129040008
- Dependent for bathing129043005
- Needs help in toilet129045003
- Continence (ADL finding)129046002
- Continence - Activity of daily living129046002
- Dependent for dressing129065005
- Needs assistance in putting on clothes or stays undressed129065005
- Continence dependent129077000
- Dependent in toilet129078005
- Personal hygiene (ADL finding)129817005
- Personal hygiene finding129817005
- Personal hygiene observations129817005
- No caregiver though not alone160747005
- No carer though not alone160747005
- Domiciliary services160760004
- District nurse attends160761000
- Home help attends160774006
- Toilet dependency165241007
- No help available from lay caregiver224482004
- No help available from lay carer224482004
- Caregiver not readily available224496005
- Carer not readily available224496005
- Difficulty with personal care228146008
- Personal care impairment228146008
- Personal care disability228151002
- Self-care disability228151002
- Bathing disability228152009
- Personal care handicap228161009
- Physical health handicap228161009
- No help available276038000
- Unable to perform personal care activity284775008
- Unable to wash hair284864000
- Unable to wash own hair284864000
- Difficulty washing hair284868002
- Difficulty washing own hair284868002
- Unable to cut nails284871005
- Unable to cut own nails284871005
- Difficulty cutting nails284874002
- Difficulty cutting own nails284874002
- Unable to cut own toenails284877009
- Unable to cut toenails284877009
- Difficulty cutting own toenails284880005
- Difficulty cutting toenails284880005
- Unable to cut fingernails284883007
- Unable to cut own fingernails284883007
- Difficulty cutting fingernail284886004
- Difficulty cutting own fingernails284886004
- Unable to shave284889006
- Unable to shave self284889006
- Difficulty shaving284892005
- Unable to apply make-up284895007
- Unable to apply own make-up284895007
- Difficulty applying make-up284898009
- Difficulty applying own make-up284898009
- Unable to perform haircare activities289130000
- Difficulty performing hair care activities289135005
- Unable to perform nail care activities289975003
- Difficulty performing nail care activities289978001
- Unable to use toiletries289980007
- Difficulty using toiletries289983009
- Helps with dressing302283001
- Co-operates with dressing302284007
- Unable to put on own wig303522000
- Unable to put on wig303522000
- Difficulty putting on own wig303525003
- Difficulty putting on wig303525003
- Finding related to ability to bath self365184003
- Finding related to ability to clean own teeth365192007
- Finding related to ability to clean own dentures365193002
- Finding related to ability to wash own hair365198006
- Finding related to ability to put on own wig365199003
- Finding related to ability to cut own toenails365202008
- Finding related to ability to cut own fingernails365203003
- Finding related to ability to shave365204009
- Finding related to ability to apply own make-up365206006
- Finding related to provision of home help365487001
- Finding of availability of informal caregiver365492004
- Finding of availability of informal carer365492004
- Complex care needs405781008
- Relatives involved with care406546002
- Does not have caregiver414041006
- Does not have carer414041006
- No caregiver414041006
- No carer414041006
- Cared for by spouse425686003
- Cared for by family425928002
- Cared for by night nurse426024008
- Nursing assistance required426031007
- Requires assistance with all activities of daily living443430002
- Requires assistance with all daily activities443430002
- Difficulty managing nephrostomy care704309005
- Unable to perform personal grooming activity704436008
- Difficulty performing grooming activity704439001
- Difficulty performing personal grooming activity704439001
- Dependent for grooming704440004
- Dependent for personal grooming704440004
- Dressing-grooming deficit704442007
- Dressing-grooming self-care deficit704442007
- Self-dressing/grooming deficit704442007
- Self-dressing/personal grooming deficit704442007
- Difficulty managing urinary catheter704486002
- Difficulty managing stoma care705019003
- Difficulty managing continence device705053004
- Difficulty managing incontinence appliance705053004
- Does not perform personal grooming activity710236006
- Dependent for personal hygiene activity722178004
- Dependent for sitting722179007
- Dependent for standing722180005
- Dependent for sitting down785765007
- Cared for by partner1252645007
- Assistance required to brush own teeth472171000124104
- Brushes teeth with assistance472171000124104
- Needs assistance to brush own teeth472171000124104
- Requires assistance to brush own teeth472171000124104
- Assistance required to clean own dentures472181000124101
- Cleans dentures with assistance472181000124101
- Cleans false teeth with assistance472181000124101
- Needs assistance to clean dentures472181000124101
- Requires assistance to clean dentures472181000124101
- Need for personal care assistance15936341000119106
- Needs assistance with shaving296391000000100
- Needs help with managing medication27921000146103
- Needs help with performing mouthcare activities16671000146104
- Needs help with personal grooming27941000146109
- Needs help with washing self16621000146103
- Needs maximal assistance451321000124108
- Needs substantial assistance451321000124108
- Needs moderate assistance451311000124100
- Needs partial assistance451311000124100
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for need for assistance with personal care?
The ICD-10-CM code for need for assistance with personal care is Z74.1. The full clinical description is "Need for assistance with personal care". Z74.1 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code Z74.1 mean?
ICD-10-CM code Z74.1 represents "Need for assistance with personal care". It is classified under Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is Z74.1 a billable code?
Yes, Z74.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is Z74.1 in?
Z74.1 is in Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services (codes Z00-Z99).
What SNOMED CT codes does Z74.1 map to?
Z74.1 maps to 89 SNOMED CT concepts: 472171000124104, 472181000124101, 129040008, 228152009, 57982001, and 84 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for Z74.1?
Z74.1 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0476651. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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