Z60.5Target of perceived adverse discrimination and persecution
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Official Vietnamese name
- Đối tượng đích cảm thấy bị phân biệt đối xử bất lợi và/hoặc ngược đãi
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- reasons (Z60.5) 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. Excl.: social exclusion and rejection (Z60.4)
Related Z60 codes
Z60
Problems related to social environment
Z60.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Problems of adjustment to life- cycle transitions
Z60.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Atypical parenting situation
Z60.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Living alone
Z60.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acculturation difficulty
Z60.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Social exclusion and rejection
Z60.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other problems related to social environment
Z60.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Problem related to social environment, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
