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Diagnosis Code

Z20.6 CONTACT W AND (SUSPECTED) EXPOSURE TO HUMAN IMMUNODEF VIRUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z20.6

Short Description: Contact w and (suspected) exposure to human immunodef virus

Long Description: Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]

The code Z20.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases (Z20-Z29)
      • Contact w and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases (Z20)
        • Z20.6 Contact w and (suspected) exposure to human immunodef virus

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Exposure to Human immunodeficiency virus

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Z20.6 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
    • HIV infection status (@Z21*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z20.6 Right Arrow V01.79 Viral dis contact NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Z20 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases
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Z20.2 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
Z20.3 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rabies
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Z20.5 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to viral hepatitis
Z20.7 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations
Z20.8 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
Z20.81 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other bacterial communicable diseases
Z20.810 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to anthrax
Z20.811 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to meningococcus
Z20.818 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other bacterial communicable diseases
Z20.82 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases
Z20.820 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to varicella
Z20.821 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to Zika virus
Z20.822 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to COVID-19
Z20.828 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases
Z20.89 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
Z20.9 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to unspecified communicable disease

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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