Z60.5
Billable codeTarget of (perceived) adverse discrimination and persecution
The ICD-10 code for target of (perceived) adverse discrimination and persecution is Z60.5.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- social exclusion and rejection (Z60.4)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z60.0Problems of adjustment to life-cycle transitions
- Z60.2Problems related to living alone
- Z60.3Acculturation difficulty
- Z60.4Social exclusion and rejection
- Z60.8Other problems related to social environment
- Z60.9Problem related to social environment, unspecified
- Z60.5Target of (perceived) adverse discrimination and persecution
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- V624Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
Z60.5 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.