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Z20.2

Billable

Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission

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 a sexually transmitted infection.

Coding Tips

  • •This code covers exposures to infections like HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia; use when exposure is suspected but infection not confirmed
  • •Document the type of sexual contact and whether prophylaxis or testing was recommended

Code Hierarchy

└Z20Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases└Z20.2Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
└Z20.2Contact with and (suspected) exposure to infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission

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