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Z55.2

Z55.2: Failed school examinations

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z55.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for failed school examinations. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z55.2

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Written on Z55: Problems related to education and literacy

  • disorders of psychological development (F80-F89)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Failure, failed›examination, anxiety concerning(s)
  • Problem›failed examinations(school)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z55

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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