Z15

Genetic susceptibility to disease

Non-billable header

Z15 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • confirmed abnormal gene
  • Note: Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
  • Note: (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
  • Note: (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • chromosomal anomalies (Q90-Q99)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code, if applicable, for any associated family history of the disease (Z80-Z84)

More specific codes Z15

  • Z15.0Genetic susceptibility to malignant neoplasmHeader
  • Z15.1Genetic susceptibility to epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disordersBillable
  • Z15.2Genetic susceptibility to obesityBillable
  • Z15.3Genetic susceptibility to kidney diseaseBillable
  • Z15.8Genetic susceptibility to other diseaseHeader

Related codes

  • Z14Genetic carrierHeader

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