Z73.3
Stress, not elsewhere classified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 2 never code together
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 4
Z73.3code
Inclusion terms
- Physical and mental strain NOS
Z00-Z99chapter
Notes
- 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:Z00-Z99A00-Y89
- (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.
- (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.
Index entries leading here 3
Alongside this code 8 same parent — Z73
Z73.0 Burn-out Z73.1 Type A behavior pattern Z73.2 Lack of relaxation and leisure Z73.4 Inadequate social skills, not elsewhere classified Z73.5 Social role conflict, not elsewhere classified Z73.6 Limitation of activities due to disability Z73.8 Other problems related to life management difficulty category Z73.9 Problem related to life management difficulty, unspecified
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.