Z91.5
Z91.5 — Personal history of self-harm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z91.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for personal history of self-harm. 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.
- mental health disorder, if known
Risk adjustment
Z91.5 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 to one of these instead Z91.5
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z91. If Z91.5 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- Z91.0Allergy status, other than to drugs and biological substances
- Z91.1Patient's noncompliance with medical treatment and regimen
- Z91.ACaregiver's noncompliance with patient's medical treatment and regimen
- Z91.4Personal history of psychological trauma, not elsewhere classified
- Z91.8Other specified personal risk factors, not elsewhere classified
- Z91.BPersonal risk factor of exposure to diethylstilbestrol
Questions about Z91.5
- Is Z91.5 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z91.5 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z91.5 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).