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Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other bacterial communicable diseases. Z20.818 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM Z20.818 became effective on October 1, 2018.
Exposure to streptococcus (bacteria) ICD-10-CM Z20.818 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v 38.0): 795 Normal newborn; 951 Other factors influencing health status; Convert Z20.818 to ICD-9-CM. Code History. 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM) 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
If you look at Exposure in the Alphabetic Index you will see "suspected" in parentheses right next to it. In most circumstances you are right, you cannot code suspected, r/o or possible diagnoses and you would code the symptoms. However in this case, it looks like you can most definitely code the exposure even if it is only suspected.
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other bacterial communicable diseases. Z20.818 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Contact w and exposure to oth bact communicable diseases The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM Z20.818 became effective on October 1,...
ICD-10 code: Z20. 2 Contact with and exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission.
Clinical Information. A disorder acquired through sexual contact. Any contagious disease acquired during sexual contact; e.g. Syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid. Diseases due to or propagated by sexual contact.
ICD-10-CM Code for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission Z20. 2.
2 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission.
ICD-10 code Z11. 3 for Encounter for screening for infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
For claims for screening for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in women at increased risk who are not pregnant use the. following ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes: • Z11.3 - Encounter for screening for infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission; and. • any of Z72.
What are the appropriate ICD-10 codes for History of chlamydia in pregnancy? O98. 81x Other maternal infectious & parasitic disease complicating pregnancy, xxx trimester + Z86. 19 Personal history of other infectious and parasitic diseases?
Instructions under Z01. 411 and Z01. 419 (routine gynecological exam with or without abnormal findings) indicate that the codes include a cervical Pap screening and instruct us to add additional codes for HPV screening and/or a vaginal Pap test.
This policy describes reimbursement for Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) assays for the detection of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), represented by CPT codes 87491, 87591, 87661, or 87801, and submitted for reimbursement on professional and facility claim forms.
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:
A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
Z77.21 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to potentially hazardous body fluids. Z77.22 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (acute) (chronic) Z77.29 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other hazardous substances.
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: