Z91.11
Header — not billablePatient's noncompliance with dietary regimen
The ICD-10 code for patient's noncompliance with dietary regimen is Z91.11.
Z91.11 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Code also
Two codes may be needed to fully describe a condition, but unlike Code First/Use Additional Code, the sequencing order is not mandated by convention.
- , if applicable, food insecurity (Z59.4-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z91.12Patient's intentional underdosing of medication regimennon-billable header
- Z91.13Patient's unintentional underdosing of medication regimennon-billable header
- Z91.14Patient's other noncompliance with medication regimennon-billable header
- Z91.15Patient's noncompliance with renal dialysisnon-billable header
- Z91.19Patient's noncompliance with other medical treatment and regimennon-billable header
- Z91.11Patient's noncompliance with dietary regimennon-billable header
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- V1581Approximate match