Effective from
- First observed
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases (Z86.1-)
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Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases (Z86.1-)
Z20.81Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other bacterial communicable diseasesCategory · further specificity requiredZ20.82Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseasesCategory · further specificity requiredZ20.89Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseasesBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| Z20.0 | Contact with and (suspected) exposure to intestinal infectious diseases | Category · further specificity required |
| Z20.1 | Contact with and (suspected) exposure to tuberculosis | Billable / specific |
| Z20.2 | Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission | Billable / specific |
| Z20.3 | Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rabies | Billable / specific |
| Z20.4 | Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rubella | Billable / specific |
| Z20.5 | Contact with and (suspected) exposure to viral hepatitis | Billable / specific |
| Z20.6 | Contact with and (suspected) exposure to human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] | Billable / specific |
| Z20.7 | Contact with and (suspected) exposure to pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations | Billable / specific |
| Z20.9 | Contact with and (suspected) exposure to unspecified communicable disease | Billable / specific |
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