icd-10-cm code for zika virus

What is the ICD-10 code for Zika virus?

Currently, there is no specified ICD-10 code for Zika, and until there is a specific code available, the ICD-10 code A92. 8 (other specified mosquito-borne viral fevers) may be reported.

What is the Zika virus classification?

Zika virus is a single-stranded RNA virus of the Flaviviridae family, genus Flavivirus.

How should you code a possible or suspected case of Zika virus?

GUIDELINES FOR CLASSIFYING CASES OF ZIKA VIRUS DISEASE AND RELATED CONDITIONS.Case. Case Description/Criteria. ... • Code(s) for specific symptoms. ... • Code A92.9 (“Mosquito-borne.viral fever, unspecified”) with. ... • AND Code Z20.8 (“Contact.tissues, urine, whole blood); OR.• Code U06.9 (Zika virus disease,More items...

What is the ICD-10 code for pregnancy screening?

ICD-10 code Z36 for Encounter for antenatal screening of mother is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

What is the medical name for the Zika virus?

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) in the genus Flavivirus and the family Flaviviridae.

What do you mean by Zika virus?

Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys. It was later identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. Outbreaks of Zika virus disease have been recorded in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific.

When do you use ICD-10 code U07 1?

The diagnosis code, U07. 1, should only be billed when a patient has a confirmed diagnosis of coronavirus. This means the patient must have been tested prior and it came back positive for this diagnosis code to be used on the claim. The CDC notes that this is an exception to the hospital inpatient guideline.

When do you use B94 8?

B94. 8, Sequelae of other specified infectious and parasitic diseases. Use this code for patients who are still suffering from COVID-19 complications after clearing the initial infection. It should be combined with other diagnosis codes for the patient's ongoing symptoms.

What ICD-10 CM is assigned for an encounter for COVID-19 testing that has confirmation of COVID-19?

For individuals with MIS and COVID-19, assign code U07. 1, COVID-19, as the principal/first-listed diagnosis and assign code M35. 81 as an additional diagnosis.

What is the ICD-10 code for high risk pregnancy?

O09. 90 - Supervision of high risk pregnancy, unspecified, unspecified trimester. ICD-10-CM.

How do you code a pregnancy test?

Pregnancy Test: CPT Code 81025 for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) urine testing performed in the office should be reported on a claim any time the test is performed.

How do you code an unconfirmed pregnancy?

V72. 40 - Pregnancy examination or test, pregnancy unconfirmed | ICD-10-CM.

What is the new code for Zika?

Proposed New Code: A92.5 Zika virus disease. The ZIKA virus is a flavivirus that causes flu like symptoms in patients. Spread by infected Aedes mosquitoes, the virus poses a big risk to pregnant women and their unborn babies.

What is the ICD-10 code for a pregnant woman?

For pregnant women who have contracted the virus, 098 is the ICD-10 code for “all maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.”. Included in this code series is 098.5, “other viral diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium,” with an additional ...

Is there a freeze for ICD-10 codes?

There is a code freeze for any new ICD-10 codes until October 2016 and it is unlikely that the CDC will update the code base for the Zika virus. Thus, while not perfect, the noted ICD-10 codes above are sufficient billable codes. The Practice Fusion EHR has a very intuitive interface to easily find and report on ICD-10 codes.

Does Zika cause fever?

However, not all ZIKA infections result in elevations of body temperature. Besides fever, common ZIKA virus symptoms to code for include maculopapular rash, arthralgia (joint pain), conjunctivitis (pink eye), myalgia (muscular pain) and headache.

What is the ICD-10 code for Zika?

Per the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2017, only confirmed cases of the Zika virus should be coded. The physician’s diagnostic statement that the condition is a confirmed case is sufficient. The type of test performed to get to this diagnosis does not have to be documented. If the condition is documented by the physician as a suspected/possible or probable diagnosis, then the coder would report the reason for the encounter (the symptoms such as fever, rash or joint pain) or Z20.828, contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases and NOT the code for the Zika Virus.

How does Zika spread?

The Zika virus can be spread through mosquito bites, from a pregnant woman to her fetus, from sex, laboratory exposure, and possibly from blood transfusions.

Can Zika be passed to a pregnant woman?

The Zika virus is a mosquito-borne illness. Zika can be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus and can cause certain birth defects. At this time, there is no vaccine or medicine for the Zika virus.

Can you get sick from Zika?

Many people that are infected with the Zika virus will not have any symptoms or even know they have the virus. Symptoms are usually mild and people rarely get sick enough to seek treatment as the symptoms are similar to other viruses.