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ICD-10-CM Code for High risk heterosexual behavior Z72.51

ICD-10 code Z72.51 for High risk heterosexual behavior is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

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High risk heterosexual behavior

Z72.5

Excludes1: paraphilias (F65)

Z72

Excludes2: problems related to life-management difficulty (Z73.-)
problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)

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