Z91.11 — Patient's noncompliance with dietary regimen
Z91.11 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for patient's noncompliance with dietary regimen. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Code also
Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.
- , if applicable, food insecurity (Z59.4-)
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z91.11
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of Z91.11, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Written on Z91.1 — Patient's noncompliance with medical treatment and regimen
- caregiver noncompliance with patient's medical treatment and regimen (Z91.A-)
Written on Z91 — Personal risk factors, not elsewhere classified
Risk adjustment
Z91.11 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.
Code history
Z91.11 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Code to one of these instead Z91.11
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z91.1. If Z91.11 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- Z91.12Patient's intentional underdosing of medication regimen
- Z91.13Patient's unintentional underdosing of medication regimen
- Z91.14Patient's other noncompliance with medication regimen
- Z91.15Patient's noncompliance with renal dialysis
- Z91.19Patient's noncompliance with other medical treatment and regimen
Questions about Z91.11
- Is Z91.11 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z91.11 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z91.11 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 family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).