Z20 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases

Non-billable header with 10 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
• diagnosed current infectious or parasitic disease -see Alphabetic Index

Excludes2 (not included here)

• personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases (Z86.1-)

Applies from Z20 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases

Excludes1 (never code together)

• carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
• diagnosed current infectious or parasitic disease -see Alphabetic Index

Excludes2 (not included here)

• personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases (Z86.1-)

Codes under Z20

• Z20.0 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to intestinal infectious diseases
• Z20.1 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to tuberculosis
• 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
• Z20.4 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rubella
• Z20.5 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to viral hepatitis
• Z20.6 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
• Z20.7 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations
• Z20.8 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
• Z20.9 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to unspecified communicable disease

Code annotations containing back-references to Z20

Back-references to Z20

• Type 2 Excludes: Z77 Other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health ("contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases (Z20.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z83 Family history of other specific disorders ("contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable disease in the family (Z20.-)")

Back-references to Z20

• Type 2 Excludes: Z77 Other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health ("contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases (Z20.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z83 Family history of other specific disorders ("contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable disease in the family (Z20.-)")

Nearby codes

• Z20 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases (this code)
• Z20.0 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to intestinal infectious diseases
• Z20.01 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to intestinal infectious diseases due to Escherichia coli (E. coli)
• Z20.09 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other intestinal infectious diseases
• Z20.1 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to tuberculosis
• Z20.2 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission