Z58.81
Z58.81 — Basic services unavailable in physical environment
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z58.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for basic services unavailable in physical environment. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Unable to obtain internet service, due to unavailability in geographic area
- Unable to obtain telephone service, due to unavailability in geographic area
- Unable to obtain utilities, due to inadequate physical environment
Risk adjustment
Z58.81 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How Z58.81 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z58.81.
- Lack of›basic services in physical environment
- Unable to›obtain›internet service, due to unavailability in geographic area
- Unable to›obtain›telephone service, due to unavailability in geographic area
- Unable to›obtain›utilities, due to inadequate physical environment
- Unable to›obtain›basic›services in physical environment
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z58.8. If Z58.81 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Z58.81
- Is Z58.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Z58.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Z58.81 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65).