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Diagnosis Code

Z60.5 TARGET OF (PERCEIVED) ADVERSE DISCRIMINATION AND PERSECUTION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z60.5

Short Description: Target of (perceived) adverse discrimination and persecution

Long Description: Target of (perceived) adverse discrimination and persecution

The code Z60.5 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)
      • Problems related to social environment (Z60)
        • Z60.5 Target of (perceived) adverse discrimination and persecution

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bullied at school
  • Political discrimination
  • Religious discrimination
  • Victim of bullying
  • Victim of bullying when not in school
  • Victim of persecution

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Z60.5 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • social exclusion and rejection (@Z60.4*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z60.5 Right Arrow V62.4 Social maladjustment

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Z60 Problems related to social environment
Z60.0 Problems of adjustment to life-cycle transitions
Z60.2 Problems related to living alone
Z60.3 Acculturation difficulty
Z60.4 Social exclusion and rejection
Z60.8 Other problems related to social environment
Z60.9 Problem related to social environment, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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