Z74.1

Billable

Need for assistance with personal care

Need for assistance with personal care

Status

Billable / Specific

Chapter

22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services

Block

Z69-Z76

Parent Code

ICD-11 Mapping

Coding Notes

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

•dependence on enabling machines or devices NECZ99

Related Codes(5)

Reduced mobility

Need for assist at home & no house memb able to render care

Billable Z74.3

Need for continuous supervision

Billable Z74.8

Other problems related to care provider dependency

Billable Z74.9

Problem related to care provider dependency, unspecified

ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

QF24Difficulty or need for assistance with self-careequivalentPrimary

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(271)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Need for assistance with personal careC0476651

Clinical Terms

Difficulty managing incontinence appliance
Dressing-grooming deficit
Unable to put on wig
Difficulty cutting fingernail
Continence assisted
Needs moderate assistance
Continence (ADL finding)
No caregiver though not alone
Self-dressing/grooming deficit
Cared for by spouse
Needs help with personal grooming
Finding of availability of informal carer
Finding related to ability to wash own hair
Needs help with washing self
Unable to cut own toenails
Difficulty managing continence device
Personal care handicap
Unable to wash hair
Finding related to ability to cut own toenails
Finding related to ability to clean own teeth
Needs substantial assistance
Does not perform personal grooming activity
Difficulty applying make-up
Helps with dressing
Brushes teeth with assistance
Finding related to provision of home help
Difficulty managing nephrostomy care
Needs help with managing medication
Cared for by family
Needs assistance in putting on clothes or stays undressed
Unable to shave
Difficulty shaving
Assistance required to brush own teeth
Unable to perform haircare activities
Unable to put on own wig
Requires assistance to brush own teeth
Personal hygiene finding
Finding related to ability to clean own dentures
Dependent for personal hygiene activity
Cleans dentures with assistance
Difficulty using toiletries
Continence dependent
Personal care impairment
Needs maximal assistance
Unable to perform personal grooming activity
Difficulty performing nail care activities
Bathing-hygiene deficit
Needs assistance to bathe one body part such as leg or back
Personal hygiene observations
Difficulty cutting own fingernails
Difficulty managing urinary catheter
No help available
Cleans false teeth with assistance
Difficulty putting on wig
Personal hygiene (ADL finding)
Carer not readily available
Finding of availability of informal caregiver
Difficulty putting on own wig
Finding related to ability to apply own make-up
Bathing-hygiene self-care deficit
Needs assistance with shaving
Unable to apply make-up
Cared for by partner
Unable to shave self
Continence - Activity of daily living
Difficulty performing personal grooming activity
Co-operates with dressing
Does not have carer
Finding related to ability to shave
Unable to cut nails
Dependent for personal grooming
Needs partial assistance
Complex care needs
Dependent for bathing
Finding related to ability to bath self
Needs help with performing mouthcare activities
Personal care disability
Home help attends
Difficulty performing hair care activities
No help available from lay caregiver
Dressing-grooming self-care deficit
Needs help with dressing
Unable to cut fingernails
Dependent for grooming
Needs help in toilet
Unable to use toiletries
Bathing assisted
Needs assistance to clean dentures
No carer though not alone
No carer
Relatives involved with care
Does not have caregiver
Difficulty cutting nails
Difficulty with personal care
Dependent in toilet
Self-dressing/personal grooming deficit
Requires assistance with all activities of daily living
No help available from lay carer
Unable to perform personal care activity
Needs assistance to brush own teeth
Dependent for sitting down
Dependent for sitting
Unable to apply own make-up
Caregiver not readily available
Difficulty cutting own toenails
Need for personal care assistance
Bathing disability
Physical health handicap
Unable to cut own nails
Toilet dependency
Requires assistance with all daily activities
Self-bathing/hygiene deficit
Unable to cut own fingernails
Finding related to ability to cut own fingernails
Unable to cut toenails
Cared for by night nurse
Difficulty managing stoma care
Requires assistance to clean dentures
Difficulty washing hair
Finding related to ability to put on own wig
Self-care disability
No caregiver
Assistance required to clean own dentures
Unable to perform nail care activities
Difficulty cutting own nails
District nurse attends
Nursing assistance required
Unable to wash own hair
Difficulty washing own hair
Difficulty applying own make-up
Difficulty cutting toenails
Domiciliary services
Dependent for standing
Difficulty performing grooming activity
Dependent for dressing

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.

How does Z74.1 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like need for assistance with personal care 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 Z74.1?

Z74.1 maps to the ICD-11 code: QF24 (Difficulty or need for assistance with self-care).

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.