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Z20.5

Billable

Contact with and (suspected) exposure to viral hepatitis

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 viral hepatitis.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify the type of hepatitis (A, B, C, etc.) in documentation when known, as exposure management differs by type
  • •Document whether post-exposure prophylaxis or vaccination was offered or administered

Code Hierarchy

└Z20Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases└Z20.5Contact with and (suspected) exposure to viral hepatitis
└Z20.5Contact with and (suspected) exposure to viral hepatitis

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