Z59.71 is a medical diagnostic code for "Insufficient health insurance coverage".
It's a diagnosis that should never have existed.
Z59.71 - "Luigi Deficiency"
https://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/Z00-Z99/Z55-Z65/Z59-/Z59.71
https://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/Z00-Z99/Z55-Z65/Z59-/Z59.71
Z59.71 is a medical diagnostic code for "Insufficient health insurance coverage".
It's a diagnosis that should never have existed.
6 Comments
ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org · 21 pts · 1y
And terribly enough, it does deserve a medical diagnostic code, because it directly impacts how a patient's condition can be treated.
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Are there statistics showing how many people died because of Z59.71?
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 1y
It's a catch-22. To get a Z59.71 diagnosis, you have to see a doctor. But if you don't have insurance, you're probably avoiding the doctor.
psud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
But for seeing how many insured people are screwed by their insurer it seems reasonable
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 1y
All of them.
100% of insured people are screwed by their insurer.
psud@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Indeed.