Z55.3
BillableUnderachievement in school
Underachievement in school
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Related Codes(8)
Z55.0Illiteracy and low-level literacy
Z55.1Schooling unavailable and unattainable
Z55.2Failed school examinations
Z55.4Educational maladjustment & discord w teachers & classmates
Z55.5Less than a high school diploma
Z55.6Problems related to health literacy
Z55.8Other problems related to education and literacy
Z55.9Problems related to education and literacy, unspecified
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(35)
SNOMED CT
- Educational problem4506002
- School maladjustment67591007
- Academic underachievement105419003
- Education unsatisfactory161114003
- Academic underachievement disorder192123006
- Failure to achieve expected academic level228138007
- Failure to attain keystage of national curriculum228139004
- Failure to maintain previous academic level228140002
- Behavioral and emotional disorder with onset in childhood231538003
- Behavioural and emotional disorder with onset in childhood231538003
- ESN - Educationally subnormal276854003
- Educationally subnormal276854003
- Severely educationally subnormal285840007
- Deterioration in school performance315245004
- Remediated370975003
- Repetition of grade370982004
Clinical Terms
- ESN - Educationally subnormal
- School maladjustment
- Failure to attain keystage of national curriculum
- Repetition of grade
- Deterioration in school performance
- Failure to achieve expected academic level
- Education unsatisfactory
- Educational problem
- Academic underachievement
- Educationally subnormal
- Remediated
- Academic underachievement disorder
- Behavioral and emotional disorder with onset in childhood
- Encounter due to Underachievement in School
- Severely educationally subnormal
- Behavioural and emotional disorder with onset in childhood
- Failure to maintain previous academic level
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for underachievement in school?
The ICD-10-CM code for underachievement in school is Z55.3. The full clinical description is "Underachievement in school". Z55.3 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code Z55.3 mean?
ICD-10-CM code Z55.3 represents “Underachievement in school”. 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 Z55.3 a billable code?
Yes, Z55.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is Z55.3 in?
Z55.3 is in Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services (codes Z00-Z99).
What codes cannot be used with Z55.3?
Z55.3 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: disorders of psychological development (F80-F89).
What SNOMED CT codes does Z55.3 map to?
Z55.3 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 105419003, 192123006, 231538003, 315245004, 276854003, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for Z55.3?
Z55.3 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C1313907. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does Z55.3 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like underachievement in school affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of Z55.3?
Z55.3 maps to the ICD-11 code: QD92 (Problem with educational progress).
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