Sexual harassment on the job

This code represents a patient's exposure to unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature within their workplace environment. Such experiences can lead to significant psychological distress, anxiety, depression, and other stress-related conditions. It identifies the external cause contributing to a patient's health concerns.

Use this code when documenting the external cause of a patient's presenting symptoms or conditions that are directly attributable to sexual harassment experienced on the job. This code is typically used as a secondary diagnosis to provide context for a primary mental health diagnosis (e.g., anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder) or other stress-related physical complaints. It is appropriate when the patient explicitly reports sexual harassment as a contributing factor to their current health status.

• Always assign this code as a secondary diagnosis, never as a primary diagnosis.
• Link this code to a primary diagnosis that describes the patient's actual health condition resulting from the harassment.
• Ensure documentation clearly supports the link between the patient's symptoms and the reported workplace sexual harassment.