Z60.4 is the ICD-10 code for Social exclusion and rejection. It is a four-character subcategory of Z60 (Problems related to social environment), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z55–Z65 (Persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Definition
Exclusion and rejection on the basis of personal characteristics, such as unusual physical appearance, illness or behaviour.
What Z60.4 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- target of adverse discrimination such as for racial or religious reasons Z60.5
Z60.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z60.4Problem i forbindelse med sosial utestengning eller avvisning
DZ604Problem med social udelukkelse eller afvisning
Z60.4Sosiaalinen eristäminen ja hylkääminen
Z60.4Exclusion et rejet sociaux
Z60.4sociale uitsluiting en uitstoting
Z60.4Social exclusion and rejection
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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