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Z55.3

Z55.3: Underachievement in school

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z55.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for underachievement in school. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z55.3

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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

  • Underachievement in school
  • Lack of›achievement in school
  • Low›achiever, school
  • Problem›underachievement in 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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