Z75.3 Unavailability and inaccessibility of health-care facilities

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• bed unavailable (Z75.1)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V63.9 Unspecified reason for unavailability of medical facilities (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to Z75.3

Back-references to Z75.3

• Type 2 Excludes: Z59.82 Transportation insecurity ("unavailability and inaccessibility of healthcare facilities (Z75.3)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z75.3

• Inaccessible, inaccessibility › health care NEC
• Unavailability (of) › medical facilities (at)
• Unavailability (of) › medical facilities (at) › due to › remoteness from facility
• Unavailability (of) › medical facilities (at) › outpatient clinic

Nearby codes

• Z75 Problems related to medical facilities and other health care
• Z75.0 Medical services not available in home
• Z75.1 Person awaiting admission to adequate facility elsewhere
• Z75.2 Other waiting period for investigation and treatment
• Z75.3 Unavailability and inaccessibility of health-care facilities (this code)
• Z75.4 Unavailability and inaccessibility of other helping agencies
• Z75.5 Holiday relief care
• Z75.8 Other problems related to medical facilities and other health care
• Z75.9 Unspecified problem related to medical facilities and other health care