icd-10 code for exposure to smallpox

Can Z23 be a primary diagnosis?

If the immunization is related to exposure (eg, the administration of a Tdap vaccine as a part of wound care), the ICD-10 code describing the exposure should be used as the primary diagnosis code for the vaccine, and Z23 should be used as the secondary code.

What is DX Z23?

Code Z23, which is used to identify encounters for inoculations and vaccinations, indicates that a patient is being seen to receive a prophylactic inoculation against a disease. If the immunization is given during a routine preventive health care examination, Code Z23 would be a secondary code.

What is the ICD-10 code Z20 828?

When the communicable disease in question is COVID-19, the appropriate ICD-10 code is Z20. 828, “Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases.” This code should be used when the patient is not diagnosed with COVID-19 but the exposure remains suspected.

What is R68 89 diagnosis code?

ICD-10 code R68. 89 for Other general symptoms and signs is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

What is the code 90471?

Code 90471 is used when the drug is administrated by a medical assistant or nurse and the patient does not see the physician at all. This code would also be used for any patient 19 years of age or older regardless if physician is present and does face-to-face counseling.

What is the CPT code 90686?

Flu Shot CodingAdministration & Diagnosis CodesVaccine Codes & Descriptors90685Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), split virus, preservative free, 0.25 mL dosage, for intramuscular use90686Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), split virus, preservative free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use25 more rows•Sep 14, 2021

When do you use ICD 10 code Z20 822?

Z20.822 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to COVID-19 For symptomatic individuals with actual or suspected exposure to COVID-19 and the infection has been ruled out, or test results are inconclusive or unknown, assign code Z20. 822.

When do you use ICD Z11 52?

For example, Z11. 52 will replace Z11. 59 (Encounter for screening for other viral diseases), which the CDC previously said should be used when patients being screened for COVID-19 have no symptoms, no known exposure to the virus, and test results that are either unknown or negative.

What is the ICD 10 code for exposure to the flu?

Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases. Z20. 828 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Is R68 89 billable code?

R68. 89 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 R68. 89 became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is Z00 01?

ICD-10 code Z00. 01 for Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

What ICD-10 code covers CMP?

Encounter for screening for other metabolic disorders The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z13. 228 became effective on October 1, 2021.

The ICD code B03 is used to code Eczema vaccinatum

Eczema vaccinatum is a rare severe adverse reaction to smallpox vaccination.

Coding Notes for B03 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

In 1980 the 33rd World Health Assembly declared that smallpox had been eradicated.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'B03 - Smallpox'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code B03. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Codes GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code B03 and a single ICD9 code, 050.9 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.

Policy

Aetna considers pre-exposure immunization with smallpox vaccine a medically necessary preventive service in instances where public health authorities advise that such vaccination is necessary.

Background

Smallpox is transmitted from an infected person once a rash appears. Transmission does not occur during the prodromal period that precedes the rash. Infection is transmitted by large droplet nuclei and only rarely has airborne transmission been documented.

The above policy is based on the following references

American College of Emergency Physicians. Guidelines for smallpox vaccination for health care workers. Ann Emerg Med. 2012;59 (3):240.