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Z20.9

Billable

Contact with and (suspected) exposure to unspecified communicable disease

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

What This Code Means

A person who has been in contact with or exposed to an unspecified contagious disease, but the specific disease has not been identified.

Coding Tips

  • Use this code only when the specific communicable disease is unknown or not documented; if the disease is identified, use the more specific Z20 code
  • This is typically used for exposure tracking and public health surveillance purposes

Code Hierarchy

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