Z91: Personal history of risk-factors, not elsewhere classified
The Personal history of risk-factors, not elsewhere classified, refers to a group of conditions pertaining to a person's past exposure to elements, situations, or behaviors known to increase the likelihood of certain illnesses. These conditions mainly document past risk factors in a patient's health history that don't precisely fall under other categories. These could range across a range of health spheres including environmental risk factors such as exposure to hazardous chemicals, behavioral aspects like harmful habits or lifestyles, or genetic variables increasing the susceptibility to diseases. There are no direct symptoms tied to these conditions. Instead, these factors can potentially exacerbate the progression of different illnesses, and can influence various bodily systems, depending on the nature of the risk-factor and the associated disease. The transmission of these conditions isn't applicable as they aren't communicable but rather, are personal health histories.
Subcodes of Z91:
- Z91.0: Personal history of allergy, other than to drugs and biological substances
- Z91.1: Personal history of noncompliance with medical treatment and regimen
- Z91.2: Personal history of poor personal hygiene
- Z91.3: Personal history of unhealthy sleep-wake schedule
- Z91.4: Personal history of psychological trauma, not elsewhere classified
- Z91.5: Personal history of self-harm
- Z91.6: Personal history of other physical trauma
- Z91.7: Personal history of female genital mutilation
- Z91.8: Personal history of other specified risk-factors, not elsewhere classified
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