Genetic susceptibility to colorectal cancer

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2026 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2026 to now.

FY2026 Added to the code set Genetic susceptibility to colorectal cancer

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from Z15 Genetic susceptibility to disease

Excludes1 - never coded here

chromosomal anomalies (Q90-Q99)

Use additional code

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

Includes

confirmed abnormal gene

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Genetic > susceptibility to disease NEC > malignant neoplasm > colorectal

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Z15.068	Genetic susceptibility to other malignant neoplasm of digestive system	Valid