Z20
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases
Coding Guidelines
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with Z20
- carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- diagnosed current infectious or parasitic disease -see Alphabetic Index
Excludes2 (Not Included Here)
These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented
- personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases (Z86.1-)
Specific Codes (10)
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to intestinal infectious diseases
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to tuberculosis
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rabies
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rubella
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to viral hepatitis
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to unspecified communicable disease
