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. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM Z20.828 became effective on October 1, 2018.
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Vaccines can help prevent you from getting many viral diseases. ICD-10-CM B34.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group (s) (MS-DRG v38.0): 865 Viral illness with mcc 866 Viral illness without mcc
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. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM Z20.828 became effective on October 1, 2019.
2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z20.820. 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.
code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane ( H72.-) influenza A/H1N1 (J10.-); influenza due to other identified influenza virus (J10.-); influenza due to unidentified influenza virus (J11.-); seasonal influenza due to other identified influenza virus (J10.-); seasonal influenza due to unidentified influenza virus (J11.-)
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z20.89 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00 -Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
If a patient with signs/symptoms associated with COVID-19 also has an actual or suspected contact with or exposure to someone who has COVID-19, assign Z20.828, Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases, as an additional code. This is an exception to guideline I.C.21.c.1, Contact/Exposure.
For cases where there is a concern about a possible exposure to COVID-19, but this is ruled out after evaluation, assign code Z03.818, Encounter for observation for suspected exposure to other biological agents ruled out.
Bronchitis not otherwise specified (NOS) due to COVID-19 should be coded using code U07.1 and J40, Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic.
During pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium, a patient admitted (or presenting for a health care encounter) because of COVID-19 should receive a principal diagnosis code of O98.5- , Other viral diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, followed by code U07.1, COVID-19, and the appropriate codes for associated manifestation (s). Codes from Chapter 15 always take sequencing priority
When COVID-19 meets the definition of principal diagnosis, code U07.1, COVID-19, should be sequenced first, followed by the appropriate codes for associated manifestations, except in the case of obstetrics patients as indicated in Section . I.C.15.s. for COVID-19 in pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z20.5 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00 -Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM B34.9 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Viruses cause familiar infectious diseases such as the common cold, flu and warts. They also cause severe illnesses such as hiv/aids, smallpox and hemorrhagic fevers. viruses are like hijackers.