Z74.09 — Other reduced mobility
Z74.09 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other reduced mobility. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- wheelchair dependence (Z99.3)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Chairridden
- Reduced mobility NOS
Risk adjustment
Z74.09 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.
Medicare coverage
Z74.09 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies — 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56587Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
- A56779Billing and Coding: Intravenous Immune Globulin
- A58573Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
- A58774Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
How Z74.09 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 Z74.09.
- Chairridden
- Problem›impaired mobility
- Reduced›mobility
- Impaired, impairment›mobility›requiring care provider
- Need›care provider because›impaired mobility
- Dependence›on›care provider›impaired mobility
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z74.0. If Z74.09 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Z74.09
- Is Z74.09 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Z74.09 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Z74.09 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76).