Contact with and (suspected) exposure to varicella Z20. 820 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z20. 820 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10 code R76. 0 for Raised antibody titer is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
ICD-10 code B01 for Varicella [chickenpox] is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .
DIAGNOSIS CODES FOR COVID-19 ANTIBODY TESTING Report code Z01. 84, “Encounter for antibody response examination,” if the antibody test is neither to confirm a current COVID-19 infection nor for follow-up of a known infection. For a current COVID-19 infection, report U07. 1 and codes for any manifestations.
There are three codes for COVID-19 testing: 87635 is designed to detect the COVID-19 virus and effective March 13, 2020, and 86328 and 86769 will be used to identify the presence of antibodies to the COVID-19 virus and are effective April 10, 2020.
A varicella titer, also called a varicella antibody titer test or VZV titer, is a blood test to check for your immunity to chickenpox due to previous vaccination or infection. It checks for chickenpox antibodies (concentrations of IgG antibodies) in the blood.
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9: Fever, unspecified.
A successful antibody titer result depends on the type of antibody being detected. For example, immunoglobulin M (IgM) appears in the blood between 2 – 4 weeks post-infection, whereas immunoglobulin G (IgG) takes around 4 – 6 weeks to achieve a detectable blood level.
86769 — Antibody; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]). Code 86328 should be used for antibody tests with a single-step method immunoassay — typically a strip with all the necessary components for the assay, appropriate for a point-of-care testing platform.
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.