ICD-10 diagnosis code
Z60.5 Target of perceived adverse discrimination and persecution
Z60.5 is the ICD-10 code for Target of perceived adverse discrimination and persecution. 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
Persecution or discrimination, perceived or real, on the basis of membership of some group (as defined by skin colour, religion, ethnic origin, etc.) rather than personal characteristics.
What Z60.5 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- social exclusion and rejection Z60.4
Z60.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z60.5Problem i forbindelse med diskriminering eller forfølgelse etter egen oppfatning
DZ605Problem med formodet diskrimination eller forfølgelse
Z60.5Koettu hyljeksinnän tai vainon kohteena oleminen
Z60.5Cible d'une discrimination et d'une persécution
Z60.5doelwit van negatieve discriminatie en vervolging
Z60.5Target of (perceived) adverse discrimination and persecution
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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