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Z61.5 Problems related to alleged sexual abuse of child by person outside primary support group

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Z61.5 is the ICD-10 code for Problems related to alleged sexual abuse of child by person outside primary support group. It is a four-character subcategory of Z61 (Problems related to negative life events in childhood), 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

Problems related to contact or attempted contact with the child's or the other person's breasts or genitals, sexual exposure in close confrontation or attempt to undress or seduce the child, by a substantially older person outside the child's family, either on the basis of this person's position or status or against the will of the child.

Z61.5 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

Z61.5Problem som har samband med uppgivet sexuellt missbruk av barn av person utom den primära stödgruppen

NorwayICD-10-NO

Z61.5Problem i forbindelse med påstått seksuelt misbruk av barn utført av personer utenfor barnets primærkontakter

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DZ615Problem på grund af seksuelt overgreb fra fjerntstående person i barndommen

FinlandICD-10-FI

Z61.5Ongelmat jotka liittyvät lapsen todennäköiseen joutumiseen primaariseen tukiryhmäänsä (ensisijaisiin huoltajiinsa) kuulumattoman henkilön seksuaalisen riiston kohteeksi

FranceICD-10-FR

Z61.5Difficultés liées à de possibles sévices sexuels infligés à un enfant par une personne

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Z61.5problemen verband houdend met vermeend seksueel misbruik van kind door

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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