ICD-10-CM Code Z22.52
Carrier of viral hepatitis C
BILLABLE
POA Exempt
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.POA Exempt Code
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires medical coders to indicate whether or not a condition was present at the time of admission, in order to properly assign MS-DRG codes. This "Present On Admission" (POA) indicator is recorded on CMS form 4010A.Z22.52 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of carrier of viral hepatitis C. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
POA Indicators on CMS form 4010A are as follows:
Indicator | Meaning | CMS Will Pay CC/MCC DRG Costs |
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Y | Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission | Yes |
N | Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission | No |
U | Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. | No |
W | Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. | Yes |
1 | Exempt from POA reporting | No |
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #441-443 - Disorders of liver except malig, cirr, alc hepa with MCC.
- DRG Group #441-443 - Disorders of liver except malig, cirr, alc hepa with CC.
- DRG Group #441-443 - Disorders of liver except malig, cirr, alc hepa without CC or MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Z22.52 - Carrier of viral hepatitis C'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Z22.52. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
Hepatitis C carrier
(exact match)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code V02.62 was previously used, Z22.52 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: Z22.5 - Carrier of viral hepatitis