Z65.5 is the ICD-10 code for Exposure to disaster, war and other hostilities. It is a four-character subcategory of Z65 (Problems related to other psychosocial circumstances), 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
What Z65.5 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- target of perceived discrimination or persecution Z60.5
Z65.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z65.5Offer for katastrofe, krig eller annen fiendtlig handling
DZ655Problem i forbindelse med udsættelse for katastrofe, krig eller andre fjendtligheder
Z65.5Katastrofitilanteiden tai sodan tai muiden vihollisuuksien uhrin ongelmat
Z65.5Exposition à une catastrophe, une guerre et autres hostilités
Z65.5blootstelling aan ramp, oorlog en andere vijandelijkheden
Z65.5Exposure to disaster, war and other hostilities
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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