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Z20.1

Billable

Contact with and (suspected) exposure to tuberculosis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A person has been exposed to or had contact with someone who has tuberculosis.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is used for exposure without active disease; if the patient develops TB, use the appropriate TB diagnosis code instead
  • •Document whether the contact was with a confirmed TB case and the duration/intensity of exposure for public health purposes

Code Hierarchy

└Z20Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases└Z20.1Contact with and (suspected) exposure to tuberculosis
└Z20.1Contact with and (suspected) exposure to tuberculosis

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