Z60.5 — Target of (perceived) adverse discrimination and persecution
Is Z60.5 billable?
Yes — Z60.5 is billable for FY2027. Z60.5 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Z60.5 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Z60.5 at a glance
| Code | Z60.5 |
|---|---|
| Description | Target of (perceived) adverse discrimination and persecution |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
What Medicare edits apply to Z60.5?
The Medicare Code Editor screens inpatient claims before they are grouped. These edits name Z60.5 directly.
CMS will reject this code as the principal diagnosis on an inpatient claim. It describes something other than the condition chiefly responsible for the admission.
Which MS-DRGs does Z60.5 group to?
Z60.5 sits in MDC 23 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
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How is Z60.5 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Z60.5. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Discrimination › ethnic
- Discrimination › political
- Discrimination › racial
- Discrimination › religious
- Discrimination › sex
- Exposure › discrimination (to)
- Exposure › persecution (to)
- Persecution › social
- Social › exclusion › due to discrimination or persecution
- Social › rejection › due to discrimination or persecution
- Maladjustment › social › due to › discrimination and persecution
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with Z60.5 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- social exclusion and rejection (Z60.4)
How long has Z60.5 existed?
Z60.5 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with Z60.5?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with Z60.5 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.