ICD-10-CM Code Z22
Carrier of infectious disease
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code Z22 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the nine child codes of Z22 that describes the diagnosis 'carrier of infectious disease' in more detail.
- Z22 Carrier of infectious disease NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE Z22.0 Carrier of typhoid
- BILLABLE Z22.1 Carrier of other intestinal infectious diseases
- BILLABLE Z22.2 Carrier of diphtheria
- BILLABLE Z22.4 Carrier of infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
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- Z22.50 Carrier of unspecified viral hepatitis BILLABLE
- Z22.51 Carrier of viral hepatitis B BILLABLE
- Z22.52 Carrier of viral hepatitis C BILLABLE
- Z22.59 Carrier of other viral hepatitis BILLABLE
- BILLABLE Z22.6 Carrier of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 [HTLV-1] infection
- BILLABLE Z22.8 Carrier of other infectious diseases
- BILLABLE Z22.9 Carrier of infectious disease, unspecified
Coding Notes for Z22 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Colonization status
- Suspected carrier
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Z22 - Carrier of infectious disease'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Z22. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.