Z78.9

Billable

Other specified health status

Status

Billable / Specific

Chapter

22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services

Block

Z77-Z99

Parent Code

Z78

Coding Notes

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Code Also

A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances

•any follow-up examinationZ08-Z09

Related Codes(2)

Z78.0

Asymptomatic menopausal state

Billable Z78.1

Physical restraint status

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(1293)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Other specified health statusC2911172

Clinical Terms

Unable to transfer from wheelchair to chair
Alternative health finding
Finding of Hepatitis B status
Carrier of disease
Hepatitis B immune
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
Patient's condition appropriate for anaesthesia
Decreased therapeutic response
Disorder in full remission
Adverse incident outcome
Pseudoallergy to enalapril
Immune to measles
Not immune to measles
Hyperalimentation formula for burn hypermetabolism
Erectile dysfunction unresponsive to phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor
Does not transfer from chair to bed
Handicap
Procedure indicated
Carrier
Unable to ride horse
On gold standards palliative care framework
Identified as low risk for travel immunization
Monocytopenia and mycobacterial infection syndrome
Pseudoallergic reaction
Chronic disease - good control
Vasectomy planned
Not suitable for Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed programme
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to pentastarch
Uncontrolled disease condition
Pseudoallergy to benzoic acid
Hyperalimentation formula
Amines detected by whiff test
Crisis
Patient's condition satisfactory
Disability - severe
Short term psychiatric in-patient
Decompensation
Health maintenance alteration
Minimal therapeutic response
Uses electronic note taker
Dendritic cell, monocyte, B and NK lymphoid deficiency
Sulphonylurea not tolerated
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to benazepril
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to hetastarch
Disease condition determination, moderately controlled
Immunity to Haemophilus influenzae determined by serology
Mild loss of body fat
Does not transfer location
Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor not tolerated
Registered disabled
Carries adrenaline preloaded injection pen
Difficulty transferring from wheelchair to bed
Measles immune
Hospital patient
Immunity to hepatitis C by positive serology
Bruises easily
Disease condition determination, cured
Does not achieve target heart rate
Finding of respiratory device
GU test observation
Patient status determination, moderately improved
Activity a little limited
Uses manual note taker
Immunity to Lyme disease determined by serology
Finding of Hepatitis C status
Carrier, disease not expressed
Unable to transfer from bed to wheelchair
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to losartan
Chronic disease - poor control
Tachyphylaxis
Immunity to diphtheria by positive serology
Dependence on steroid hormone in therapeutic use
Medically fit for court appearance
Mumps non-immune
Polio virus immune
Antibiotic prophylaxis indicated
Activity very limited
Disability of bilateral lower limbs
Hyperalimentation formula for renal failure
Adverse event outcome
Lisinopril pseudoallergy
Patient prepared to undergo anaesthesia
Abnormal systolic arterial pressure
Carrier of disorder
Pseudoallergy to contrast media
Disorder in partial remission in response to treatment
Rubella immune
Activity somewhat limited
Does not get on and off toilet
Contrast media pseudoallergy
Tetanus immune
Excellent therapeutic response
Invalid
Haemophilus influenzae type b non-immune
Subacute insufficiency
Sensory disability
Selective estrogen receptor modulator not tolerated
Teriparatide not tolerated
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to aspartame
Drug tolerance - finding
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to contrast media
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent
Polio virus non-immune
Empagliflozin not tolerated
Unable to transfer from chair to bed
Pseudoallergic disposition
Overtreated
Condition appropriate for anaesthesia
Seizure free for six months
Difficulty transferring from toilet to wheelchair
Immunity to polio by positive serology
Treatment very successful
Patient better
Immune to mumps
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to perindopril
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to pentastarch
Fair therapeutic response
Fit to return to work with restrictions
Increased drug tolerance
Systolic arterial pressure outside reference range
Pseudoallergy to hetastarch
Response to treatment shows breathing worsened
Pseudoallergy to captopril
Does swim
Good therapeutic response
Eplerenone not tolerated
Prolonged therapeutic response
Disability - slight
Physical tolerance to drug
Shockable heart rhythm detected by automated external defibrillator
Dependent transfer from chair to bed
Carrier state, disease not expressed
Disability of upper limb
Disease condition determination, uncontrolled
Condition appropriate for anesthesia
Psychiatric in-patient
Increased susceptibility to infections
Patient status stable
Yang excess
Treatment slightly successful
Chronic disease - treatment changed
Moderate response to treatment
Incompetence
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor not tolerated
Increased tolerance
Medically fit for surgery
Patient status determination, slightly improved
Treatment response determination, slight
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to quinapril
Trandolapril pseudoallergy
Response to treatment shows breathing improved
Pseudoallergy to dextran
Drug resistance
Reasonable response treatment
Hepatitis C immune
Standard meal
Yin deficiency
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to fosinopril
Aspartame pseudoallergy
Continuous positive airway pressure ventilation treatment not tolerated
Alpha-adrenoceptor blocker not tolerated
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to perindopril
Uses telecommunications device for the deaf
Stagnation of chi
Post-exercise state
Physically prepared to undergo surgery
Moexipril pseudoallergy
Immunity to varicella by positive serology
Disability of foot
Uses textphone
Diet for special test
Disorder in full remission in response to treatment
Victim status
Haemophilus influenzae type b immune
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent pseudoallergy
Corticodependence in therapeutic use
Transfers using hoist
Finding related to ability to maintain lying position
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to enalapril
Unable to transfer from chair to toilet
Benazepril pseudoallergy
Disease condition determination, poorly controlled
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to aspartame
Canagliflozin not tolerated
Co-morbid conditions
Glitazones not tolerated
Unable to transfer from toilet to chair
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to hetastarch
Tolerance related finding
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent
Does transfer location
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to sodium thiosulfate
Patient status determination, critical
Difficulty transferring from bed to wheelchair
Hyperalimentation formula for inflammatory bowel disease
Hyperalimentation formula for severe diarrhea
Moribund
Comorbid conditions
Abnormal finding on evaluation procedure
Does not transfer from bed to wheelchair
Does not transfer from wheelchair to chair
Immunity to tetanus determined by serology
Ineffective health maintenance
Non-allergic hypersensitivity disposition
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to benzoic acid
Susceptibility to localised juvenile periodontitis
Unable to transfer from chair to wheelchair
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to enalapril
Surviving free of recurrence of neoplastic disease
Does walk in corridor
Requires antibiotic coverage for dental procedure
Medically unfit for prison transfer
Protein-rich meal
Patient's condition unstable
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to moexipril
Unable to perform wheelchair transfers
Chronic physical disability
Immunity to pertussis determined by serology
Patient information status
Intraoperative state
Angiotensin II receptor antagonist pseudoallergy
Recurrence free survival
Disease condition determination, slightly controlled
Patient's condition deteriorating
Medically fit for immunisation
Immunity to tetanus by positive serology
Physically prepared to undergo procedure
Rampiril pseudoallergy
Physical handicap
Does not transfer from toilet to wheelchair
Very good treatment response
Immunity to hepatitis B by positive serology
Shortened therapeutic response
Immunity to Meningococcus determined by serology
Psychologically prepared to undergo procedure
Information status
Partial response to treatment
Immunity to Rabies virus by positive serology
Not immune to mumps
Decreased drug tolerance
Difficulty transferring from wheelchair to car
Immunity to mumps determined by serology
Yin excess
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to lisinopril
Decreased drug resistance
Medically fit to attend hospital appointment
Unable to swim
Travel immunization status
Disorder in spontaneous full remission
Chronic disease - default from follow-up
Physically ready to undergo procedure
Fit to return to work
Difficulty cleaning needles
Losartan pseudoallergy
Testing for Ebola virus indicated
Resistance to antineoplastic drug
Some limitation
Spironolactone not tolerated
Immunity to Haemophilus influenzae type b by positive serology
Physical tolerance to opiate drug
Hepatitis B non-immune
Mumps immune
Does not transfer from chair to toilet
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to drug or medicament
History of rejection as blood donor
MonoMAC
Activity extremely limited
General health poor
Dependent transfer from bed to chair
Defective phagocytic cell chemotaxis
Difficulty understanding medication instruction
Ertugliflozin not tolerated
Pseudoallergy to quinapril
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to contrast media
Uses inhaler device
Metformin not tolerated
Altered immunity
Fair response to treatment
Enalapril pseudoallergy
Abnormal systolic blood pressure
Invalidism
Neurodisability
Treatment response quite good
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to imidapril
Idiopathic environmental intolerance
Anticoagulation not tolerated
Disturbed energy field
Static therapeutic response
Thiazide not tolerated
Difficulty riding horse
Immune to pertussis by positive serology
Suitable for telehealth monitoring
Chronic disease - drug resistance
Chronic disease - drug compliance check
Does not maintain a position
Patient medically unfit to receive information
Statin not tolerated
Pseudoallergy to lisinopril
Finding of drug tolerance
Unfit for flying
Absence of therapeutic response
Pentastarch pseudoallergy
Impairment
Abnormal susceptibility to infections
Disability - moderate
Immunity to rubella by positive serology
Increased therapeutic response
Medically fit for confinement to cell
Walks on the flat
GU test finding
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to trandolapril
Immunity to pertussis by positive serology
Pseudoallergy to cilazapril
Does bruise easily
Hetastarch pseudoallergy
Diphtheria immune
Seizure free
Physical impairment
Absent response to treatment
Fit for work
Angiotensin II receptor antagonist not tolerated
Physical functional dependency
Strontium ranelate not tolerated
Hyperalimentation formula for severe diarrhoea
Drug pseudoallergy
Complete therapeutic response
Neurological disorder monitoring status
History of pregnancy
Hospital inpatient
Severe loss of body fat
Hyperalimentation formula for intestinal fistula
Coronary angiography planned
General problem AND/OR complaint
Meningococcus immune
Patient's condition the same
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to trandolapril
Disorder in partial remission
Does not transfer from toilet to chair
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to sodium thiosulfate
First smallpox vaccination - successful
Difficulty transferring from car to wheelchair
Immunity to Haemophilus influenzae type b determined by serology
Patient status determination, moderately worse
Coronary artery bypass graft operation planned
Bisphosphonates not tolerated
Alcohol intolerance
Hyperalimentation formula for peritonitis
Disorder in remission in response to treatment
Disorder in spontaneous complete remission
Previous multiple hospital admissions
Does not get on to toilet
Pseudoallergy to perindopril
Disorder in spontaneous partial remission
Difficulty performing wheelchair transfers
Immunity to measles and mumps and rubella by positive serology
History of blood donor rejection
Patient's condition stable
Antibiotic prophylaxis not indicated
Functional disorder of polymorphonuclear neutrophil
Angiotensin II receptor antagonist indicated
Difficulty transferring from bed to chair
Coronary angioplasty planned
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to imidapril
Disability
Does not get off toilet
Does not push with lower limb
Non-allergic hypersensitivity reaction
Patient's condition worsened
Perindopril pseudoallergy
Immunity to measles and mumps and rubella determined by serology
Drug tolerance
Pseudoallergy to angiotensin II receptor antagonist
Pseudoallergy to drug or medicament
Psychologically prepared to undergo surgery
Hyperalimentation formula for ileus
Response to treatment shows pulse decreased
Not suitable for cardiac rehabilitation program
Immunity to hepatitis C determined by serology
Able to use VOCA (voice output communication aid)
Measles non-immune
Immunity to mumps by positive serology
Seizure free for 1 year
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to cilazapril
Response to treatment shows pulse increased
Corticoresistance
Prognosis/outlook finding
Physical handicap problem
Hyperalimentation formula for short bowel syndrome
Does not transfer from wheelchair to car
Ophthalmological monitoring status
Chronic disease - treatment started
Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor pseudoallergy
Disability of arm
Unable to maintain a position
Rubella non-immune
Immunity to hepatitis A by positive serology
Travel immunisation status
Does walk in room
Immune to varicella
Hyperalimentation formula for pancreatitis
Calcium channel blocker not tolerated
Immune to Bordetella pertussis measured by serology
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to moexipril
Acute insufficiency
Slight response to treatment
Increased drug resistance
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to benzoic acid
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to cilazapril
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to drug or medicament
Disorder in spontaneous remission
Chicken pox immune
Able to use voice output communication aid
Amine test positive
Comfort care only status
Decreased tolerance
Monocytopenia with susceptibility to infections
Increased intolerance
Patient status determination, slightly worse
Difficulty transferring bed to wheelchair
Difficulty getting on and off toilet
Seizure free for one year
Dependence on anabolic steroid in therapeutic use
Unable to demonstrate health literacy
Pseudoallergy to trandolapril
Complete response to treatment
Unable to maintain a lying position
Preoperative state
Post exercise systolic blood pressure response outside reference range
Difficulty transferring from wheelchair to toilet
Disease condition determination, fairly well controlled
Failed heroin detoxification
Rabies virus non-immune
Decreased intolerance
Ruxolitinib dependence
Pseudoallergy to losartan
Heritable disorder of neutrophil function
Unable to transfer from toilet to wheelchair
Disease condition finding
Difficulty getting on to toilet
Quinapril pseudoallergy
Posttraumatic state
Improved sensory function
Dependence on corticosteroid in therapeutic use
Medically fit for cellular confinement
Activity totally limited
Difficulty transferring from chair to bed
Does not maintain a lying position
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to captopril
Sodium thiosulfate pseudoallergy
Carries emergency treatment
Difficulty transferring location
Does mobilize in home
Unable to get on and off toilet
Drug resistance to corticosteroids
FTR - Fit to return to work
Immunity to hepatitis B determined by serology
Moderate loss of body fat
Sulfonylurea not tolerated
Moderate limitation
Pre-existing condition
Not suitable for DESMOND (Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed) programme
Partial therapeutic response
Treatment failure
Unable to transfer from wheelchair to bed
Yang deficiency
Moderate hypertension control
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to angiotensin II receptor antagonist
Long term psychiatric inpatient
Susceptibility to localized juvenile periodontitis
Unable to transfer location
Observation of respiratory device
Immunity to Lyme disease by positive serology
Patient should not drive or operate machinery
Seizure free for 6 months
Enteral formula
Cilazapril pseudoallergy
Treatment not tolerated
Immunity to hepatitis A determined by serology
Immune to diphtheria measured by serology
Test diet
Immunity to diphtheria determined by serology
Immunity to diptheria by positive serology
Dapagliflozin not tolerated
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to captopril
Hyperalimentation formula for digestive tract maldevelopment
Little response to treatment
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to benazepril
Does not transfer from bed to chair
Not suitable for Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed program
Patient's condition poor
Treatment fairly successful
Bi syndrome
Pseudoallergy to benazepril
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to ramipril
Pseudoallergy to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
Unable to transfer from bed to chair
Does not transfer from car to wheelchair
Difficulty achieving target heart rate
Meningococcus non-immune
Has supply of rescue medication
Uses cued speech transliterator
Physiological dependence on substance in therapeutic use
Disability of bilateral upper limbs
Carries epinephrine preloaded injection pen
On national service framework mental health register
Pertussis immune
Patient's condition improved
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to ramipril
Difficulty understanding health information
Antibiotic therapy indicated
Patient condition unchanged
State of cold preservation
Unable to get on to toilet
Unable to get off toilet
Poor response to treatment
Medically fit for prison transfer
Ophthalmological symptom change
Treatment not successful
Unable to transfer from wheelchair to toilet
Does mobilise in home
Benzoic acid pseudoallergy
Protein hydrolysate
Multiple disability
Patient status determination, greatly improved
Medically fit for immunization
CABG (Coronary artery bypass grafting) planned
Immunity to rubella determined by serology
Psychologically ready to undergo procedure
Pseudoallergy to ramipril
Neurological status is consistent with or improved from preoperative baseline
Rabies virus immune
Does not swim
Disorder in complete remission
Difficulty demonstrating health literacy
Immunity to polio determined by serology
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to lisinopril
Good response to enteral nutrition
Uses speech to text reporter
Immunity to Rabies virus determined by serology
Carrier state, disease expressed
Transient abnormality unnoticed by the patient
Patient's condition appropriate for anesthesia
Disease condition determination, well controlled
Genitourinary test finding
Acquisition of new antigens
Excellent response to treatment
Limited life expectancy of approximately one year
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to dextran
Finding of rubella status
Unable to transfer from car to wheelchair
Coronary artery bypass grafting planned
Unable to transfer from wheelchair to car
Very poor response treatment
Hepatitis A immune
Multiple and complex disability
Finding of Hepatitis A status
Disability of lower limb
Pertussis non-immune
Uses lipspeaker
Combined calcium and vitamin D3 preparation not tolerated
Heart operation planned
Does not transfer from chair to wheelchair
Insufficiency
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to quinapril
Pseudoallergy to sodium thiosulfate
Monocyte-B natural killer dendritic cell deficiency syndrome
Pseudoallergy to fosinopril
Captopril pseudoallergy
Dependent ability to transfer location
Diet for special investigation
Post exercise systolic blood pressure response abnormal
Inefficiency
Drug resistance to anti-seizure medication
Carrier, disease expressed
Body disability AND/OR failure state
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
Varicella immune
Imidapril pseudoallergy
Varicella non-immune
TD - Test diet
Response to treatment shows partial pain relief
Teriparatide not indicated
Disease condition determination, arrested
Immunologic alteration
Patient prepared to undergo anesthesia
Impaired ability to transfer location
Immunity to Meningococcus by positive serology
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to dextran
Does not transfer from wheelchair to bed
Difficulty getting off toilet
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to fosinopril
Fosinopril pseudoallergy
Dextran pseudoallergy
Immunity to measles by positive serology
Immunity to varicella determined by serology
Treatment unsuccessful
Activity moderately limited
Identified as low risk for travel immunisation
Non-drinker for medical reasons
Toxic state
Difficulty transferring from chair to wheelchair
Medically fit for discharge
Does not perform wheelchair transfers
No response to treatment
Patient status determination, pre-terminal
Nonallergic hypersensitivity to losartan
Patient status determination, much worse
Difficulty transferring from wheelchair to chair
Does walk on flat surfaces
Pseudoallergy to imidapril
Pseudoallergy to aspartame
Excision planned
Psychiatric inpatient
Not suitable for DESMOND (Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed) program
Hyperalimentation diet
Parenteral nutrient
Pseudoallergy to moexipril
Long stay hospital inpatient
Non-allergic hypersensitivity to angiotensin II receptor antagonist
Raloxifene not tolerated
Acute health crisis
Does walk on the flat
Activity very slightly limited
Pseudoallergy to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent
Requires antibiotic coverage for surgical procedure
General health very poor
Not suitable for cardiac rehabilitation programme
Mithridatism
Pseudoallergy to pentastarch
Decreased susceptibility to infections
Tetanus non-immune
Does not transfer from wheelchair to toilet
Nonallergic hypersensitivity disposition
Immunity to measles determined by serology
Diphtheria non-immune
Drug resistance to corticoids
Minimal help transferring from chair to bed
Not immune to varicella
Selective oestrogen receptor modulator not tolerated
First smallpox vaccination - unsuccessful
Patient psychologically unfit to receive information
Poor hypertension control
Disorder in complete remission in response to treatment
Idiosyncrasy
Pre-existing condition improved
Combined immunodeficiency with susceptibility to mycobacterial, viral and fungal infection

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for other specified health status?

The ICD-10-CM code for other specified health status is Z78.9. The full clinical description is "Other specified health status". Z78.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code Z78.9 mean?

ICD-10-CM code Z78.9 represents “Other specified health status”. 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 Z78.9 a billable code?

Yes, Z78.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is Z78.9 in?

Z78.9 is in Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services (codes Z00-Z99).

What SNOMED CT codes does Z78.9 map to?

Z78.9 maps to 456 SNOMED CT concepts: 838498002, 442618008, 102465008, 18352002, 266721009, and 451 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for Z78.9?

Z78.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2911172. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does Z78.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other specified health status 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 Z78.9?

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