ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z60.5
Target of (perceived) adverse discrimination and persecution
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Quick facts
- Code
- Z60.5
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z60 — Problems related to social environment
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z60.5 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of target of (perceived) adverse discrimination and persecution. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in Z60
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