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Z59.71 - "Luigi Deficiency" (www.icd10data.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Rivalarrival to c/luigimangione@lemmy.world
 

Z59.71 is a medical diagnostic code for "Insufficient health insurance coverage".

It's a diagnosis that should never have existed.

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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

And terribly enough, it does deserve a medical diagnostic code, because it directly impacts how a patient's condition can be treated.