Stress, not elsewhere classified
Billable / specificPOA exempt
Z73.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Physical and mental strain NOS
Includes (from Z73)
- Note: Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
- Note: (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
- Note: (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
- stress related to employment or unemployment (Z56.-)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Also known as
- Physical and mental strain NOS
- Reaction, post-traumatic stress, uncomplicated
- Strain, mental NOS
- Strain, physical NOS
- Strain, psychological NEC
- Stress, mental NEC
- Stress, physical NEC
Parent code
- Z73Problems related to life management difficultyHeader
Related codes
- Z73.0Burn-outBillable
- Z73.1Type A behavior patternBillable
- Z73.2Lack of relaxation and leisureBillable
- Z73.4Inadequate social skills, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
- Z73.5Social role conflict, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
- Z73.6Limitation of activities due to disabilityBillable
- Z73.8Other problems related to life management difficultyHeader
- Z73.9Problem related to life management difficulty, unspecifiedBillable