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Z15.060

Z15.060: Genetic susceptibility to colorectal cancer

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z15.060 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for genetic susceptibility to colorectal cancer. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z15.060

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z15: Genetic susceptibility to disease

  • chromosomal anomalies (Q90-Q99)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

Z15.060 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A55069Billing and Coding: Screening Colonoscopy Converted to a Diagnostic and/or Therapeutic Colonoscopy
  • A55227Billing and Coding: Incomplete Colonoscopy/Failed Colonoscopy
  • A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Genetic›susceptibility to disease NEC›malignant neoplasm›colorectal

Code history

  • addedFY2024-FY2027

    Genetic susceptibility to colorectal cancer

Other codes under Z15.06

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.